Commerce Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Commerce is a structured system for exchanging goods between buyers and sellers. It involves studying the processes and activities related to buying and selling goods and services, particularly on a large scale.

• Question 1241: The circulating capital of a business enterprise is classified into Options:
  A) Cash, work-in-progress and debtors
  B) Cash, Vehicles, land and building
  C) debtors, stocks of raw materials and fitting
  D) Prepayments, debtors and equipment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1242: The government policy thrust on the business environment is to? Options:
  A) promote experts
  B) attract investors
  C) be self-sufficient
  D) increase production
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1243:

  Average stock is derived by adding

  Options:
  A) closing stock to purchase divided by 2
  B) closing stock to opening stock
  C) opening stock to closing stock divided by 2
  D) opening stock to purchases
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1244:

  Modern means of payment is greatly facilitated by

  Options:
  A) e-banking
  B) paper money
  C) credit transfer
  D) e-commerce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1245:

  Which of these is not a merit of division of labour

  Options:
  A) results in specialization
  B) brings about an element of automation
  C) Training in new jobs is facilitated
  D) Creates monotony in the work force
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1246:

  Amina Enterprises Balance Sheet as at 30/3/99
  Liabilities	₦	Assets	₦
  Share capital	400,000	Land	200,000
  Reserve fund	200,000	Buildings	150,000
  Creditors	110,000	Machinery	200,000
  Bills payable	50,000	Implements	20,000
  Undistributed profits	45,000	Office fittings	5,000
  Wages due	5,000	Raw materials	100,000
  		Finished goods	50,000
  		Debtors	20,000
  		Bills receivable	15,000
  		Cash at bank	45,000
  		Cash at hand	5,000

  Use the information below to answer question

  What is the total fixed capital?

  Options:
  A) N 570,000
  B) N 570,000
  C) N 575,000
  D) N 675,000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1247: One of the major function of a chamber of commerce is to Options:
  A) promotes and protect trade, industry and agriculture
  B) advise members on regulations of other countries
  C) settle disputes that arise out of trade
  D) publish books and periodical desired by members
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1248: Which of the following is a function of employers’ associate? Options:
  A) undertaking research on behalf of employees
  B) promotion of thrift in workers
  C) promotion of workers'welfare
  D) Dissemination of information through sponsored journals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1249: Wholesalers can be divided into? Options:
  A) sales agent and brokers
  B) full service
  C) cooperative wholesale society and limited service wholesalers
  D) merchant wholesales and egent middlemen
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1250:

  When the cost of sales is divided by the average stock, the result is

  Options:
  A) gross profit
  B) net profit
  C) rate of turnover
  D) working capital
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  The correct answer is C .