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Determine the current liabilities.

Accounts - Principles of Accounts
JAMB 2018

Balance sheet (extract)
  N
Creditors 7,940
Prepaid expenses 290
Accrual expenses 323
Stock 4,500
Cash balances 4,956
Debtors 905

Use the information in the above table to answer the question.

Determine the current liabilities.

  • A. N8,553
  • B. N8,263
  • C. N7,940
  • D. N1,228
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

In accounting, current liabilities are often understood as all liabilities of the business that are to be settled in cash within the fiscal year or the operating cycle of a given firm, whichever period is longer. example 

  • Accounts payable.
  • Salaries payable.
  • Short-term debt payable.
  • Short-term notes payable.
  • Current lease liability

From the table above, current liabilities = creditors + accruals expenses. Hence we have;

7,940+323= 8,263


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