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Accrual question

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FA – FIA FFA › Accrual question

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  • November 12, 2017 at 4:29 pm #415430
    sunoleary
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    The elecetricity account for the year ended 30 April 2005 was as follows:
    Electricity accrued at 1 May 2004 : $250
    Payments made during the year
    Quater ending 30 June 2004: $400
    Quater ending 30 Sep 2004: $350
    Quater ending 31 Dec 2004:$425
    Quater ending 31 Mar 2005:$450

    Accrued at 30 Apr 2005?
    Electricity charge to S.O.P.L for year end 30 Apr 2005?

    ** Hi John, would you help me with this question? I think this question isn’t giving me enough information to get the answer.
    The answer is 150 accrual and 1525 charge on S.O.P.L, but how can I get the April’s expense??

    Thanks in advance,

    November 13, 2017 at 9:26 am #415497
    John Moffat
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    In this situation we have no choice but to look at the last charge and assume that the rate will stay the same for the accrual.
    So since the cost of 3 months to 31 March was $450, that was $150 per month. We therefore assume that April will also be $150 per month.

    Obviously this is only an approximation and in real life this might not be the case, but as I explain in my free lectures it is usually only an estimate in real life anyway 🙂

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