Phone companies bill their customers after they provided them with cellular service. So if a customer receives their October phone usage during the month of November. From the phone company's perspective, they make an adjusting entry at the end of October if they want the revenue they earned at the end of the month shows up on the October income statement. From the company's perspective would this adjusting entry be an example of accrual or a deferral, why?

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Phone companies bill their customers after they provided them with cellular service. So if a customer receives their October phone usage during the month of November. From the phone company's perspective, they make an adjusting entry at the end of October if they want the revenue they earned at the end of the month shows up on the October income statement. From the company's perspective would this adjusting entry be an example of accrual or a deferral, why?

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