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The failure to record an accrued expense will result in overstatement of?

<p>A. Working Capital</p> <p>B. Expenses</p> <p>C. Assets</p>

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Question added by Altaf Bhoon ACA , Assistant Finance Manager , Atlantic Maritime Group FZE
Date Posted: 2014/11/25
Shahbaz Hayder
by Shahbaz Hayder , Group Head of Finance , Sharif Group of Companies

Expense is understated as

 

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Expense (Dr)

Accrued Expense (Cr)

 

By ignoring expense, you are understating them.

 

Answer A is right.

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Option B

Alaa Gharieb Ahmed Ahmed Abou-Eita
by Alaa Gharieb Ahmed Ahmed Abou-Eita , Finance & Administrative Manager , Arab Media Investments Company

b

Muzaffar  Hussain
by Muzaffar Hussain , Senior Accountant , International Knee and Joint Centre LLC

A is correct Answer, on based on equation (Working capital = current assets - current liabilities)

Asif Pyarali (CMA finalist)
by Asif Pyarali (CMA finalist) , Manager Finance and Export , Amlani Enterprises

A is the right answer because failure to record accrued expense means liability is not entered in journal hence working capital will appreciate. Note: Working capital = Current Aseest - Current liability.

Lesley Lanag CMA CPA
by Lesley Lanag CMA CPA , Senior Accountant , Takaful Emarat Insurance (P.S.C)

Accrued expense is a payable. Non recognition of such will result to understatement of payable and overstatement of working capital, hence my answer is A. Remember that working capital is current asset less current liability. 

Saifullah Shirazi
by Saifullah Shirazi , Senior Accountant , Suraj Cotton Mills Limited

A is the right anwer

Ijaz Ahmad
by Ijaz Ahmad , Manager Finance , VIP Wears (Pvt) Limited

A

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

correct answer is b 

Ayman Mohamed Abdelmoaty
by Ayman Mohamed Abdelmoaty , Senior Accountant , Health Assurance Hospitals Co. - Dhaman

Because working capital =current liabilties

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