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accruals decrease our profit while prepayments increaseAn electricity accrual of $375 was treated as a prepayment in preparing a trader's income profit and loss account. What was the effect on profit?
Answer says overstated of $750 why is that so?
inother words, we subtract accruals while add prepayments in our profit
now if we have added an amount instead of subtracting it...so firstly we have to subtract it from profit, to eliminate its effect, secondly we have todo original entry, subtract that amount again
henceforth is to be reduced by double of its the bill
this implies dat profit was overstated by double of the correct amount, ie 750
got it?