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At 1 July 20X4 a company had prepaid insurance of $8,200. On 1 January 20X5 the company paid $38,000 for insurance for the year to 30 September 20X5.
What figures should appear for insurance in the company’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 20X5?
A
Statement of Profit or Loss – $27,000
Statement of Financial Position — Prepayment $19,000
B
SOPL – $39,300
SOFP — Prepayment $9,500
C
SOPL — $36,700
SOFP — Prepayment $9,500
D
SOPL – $55,700
SOFP — Prepayment $9,500
The correct answer is:
Statement of Profit or Loss. $36,700
Statement of Financial Position. Prepayment $9,500
Why is the prepayment 9.5k? Surely it would be 38,000/3? I don’t understand how to get this number. Thanks!
The year end is 30 June and so the amount prepaid is for July, August, September i.e 3 months.
The payment of $38,000 is for 12 months, and so the prepayment is 3/12 x 38,000 =$9,500