Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · The accounting system

The accounting system — practice question

During its trading year, a business spent $5750 on advertising. Within this total, $500 related to the following financial year. How would the proper handling 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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