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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2022 · Q111 Mark

In preparing the financial statements, an accrual for rent payable was treated as a prepayment. What effect does this have on the profit and the current liabilities?

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Aprofit: overstated; current liabilities: overstated
Bprofit: overstated; current liabilities: understated
Cprofit: understated; current liabilities: overstated
Dprofit: understated; current liabilities: understated

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B: profit: overstated; current liabilities: understated

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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