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A-LevelAccountingAccruals and PrepaymentsMay/June 2025Paper 1 Q141 Mark

A business paid $5750 during its trading year for advertising. This amount included $500 in respect of the next financial year. How would the correct treatment of the $500 affect the financial statements?

Aprofit for the year: decrease, net current assets: decrease
Bprofit for the year: decrease, net current assets: increase
Cprofit for the year: increase, net current assets: decrease
Dprofit for the year: increase, net current assets: increase

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Accruals and Prepayments and is worth 1 mark.

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