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accurals and prepayments

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  • September 19, 2016 at 7:30 am #340880
    bunmilola7
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    Hi, pls am having difficulty understanding n solving this question.

    A company pays rent quarterly in arrears on 1 January, 1 April, 1July and 1 October each year. The rent was increased $90,000 per year to #120,000 per year as from 1 October 2012.

    What rent expense and accural should be included in the company’s financial statements
    For the year ended . 31 January 2013.

    Thanks.

    September 19, 2016 at 7:33 am #340881
    bunmilola7
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    Sorry * $120,000 not #120,000

    September 19, 2016 at 11:29 am #340911
    John Moffat
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    Two things first – have you watched my free lectures? Also, surely there is an answer with workings in the same book in which you found the question – you should ask which bit of the answer you are not clear about.

    For the Statement of profit and loss, we want the expense for the year from 1 Feb to 31 Jan.

    From 1 Feb to 30 Sep is 8 months and so the expense is 8/12 x 90000.
    From 1 Oct to 31 Jan is 4 months and so the expense is 4/12 x 120000.
    The two added together is the total expense for the year.

    The latest payment will have been on 1 Jan and so at the 31 Jan they owe for the month of January and will be owing therefore 1/12 x 120000.
    This is the current liability in the Statement of financial position.

    September 19, 2016 at 11:31 am #340912
    John Moffat
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    Two things first – have you watched my free lectures? Also, surely there is an answer with workings in the same book in which you found the question – you should ask which bit of the answer you are not clear about.

    For the Statement of profit and loss, we want the expense for the year from 1 Feb to 31 Jan.

    From 1 Feb to 30 Sep is 8 months and so the expense is 8/12 x 90000.
    From 1 Oct to 31 Jan is 4 months and so the expense is 4/12 x 120000.
    The two added together is the total expense for the year.

    The latest payment will have been on 1 Jan and so at the 31 Jan they owe for the month of January and will be owing therefore 1/12 x 120000.
    This is the current liability in the Statement of financial position.

    September 19, 2016 at 11:33 am #340914
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
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    Two things first – have you watched my free lectures? Also, surely there is an answer with workings in the same book in which you found the question – you should ask which bit of the answer you are not clear about.

    For the Statement of profit and loss, we want the expense for the year from 1 Feb to 31 Jan.

    From 1 Feb to 30 Sep is 8 months and so the expense is 8/12 x 90000.
    From 1 Oct to 31 Jan is 4 months and so the expense is 4/12 x 120000.
    The two added together is the total expense for the year.

    The latest payment will have been on 1 Jan and so at the 31 Jan they owe for the month of January and will be owing therefore 1/12 x 120000.
    This is the current liability in the Statement of financial position.

    September 19, 2016 at 11:39 am #340916
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54655
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Two things first – have you watched my free lectures? Also, surely there is an answer with workings in the same book in which you found the question – you should ask which bit of the answer you are not clear about.

    For the Statement of profit and loss, we want the expense for the year from 1 Feb to 31 Jan.

    From 1 Feb to 30 Sep is 8 months and so the expense is 8/12 x 90000.
    From 1 Oct to 31 Jan is 4 months and so the expense is 4/12 x 120000.
    The two added together is the total expense for the year.

    The latest payment will have been on 1 Jan and so at the 31 Jan they owe for the month of January and will be owing therefore 1/12 x 120000.
    This is the current liability in the Statement of financial position.

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