JAMB Commerce 1999 Question 13

Question 13

Purchase and Sale of Goods

Use the document below to answer questions 12 and 13.
₦200,000.00 Liverpool, U.K, June 2, 1995.
Three months after date, pay to or to the order of Mr. Okon Etim Esin
Two hundred thousand ..................... Naira
Payable at First Bank Plc,
Lagos
No. 5 Due Sept. 2, 1995
Imo Edit Enoh
Liverpool.
The document represents a

  1. A.bill of exchange
  2. B.cheque
  3. C.money order
  4. D.promissory note.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (bill of exchange)

Explanation

It is an order by the drawer to pay a sum to a named person at a fixed future date, i.e. a bill of exchange.