Which one of the following would be recognised as an expense in the current financial​ period?         A. A payment made in the current financial period to hire a machine that will be used at the beginning of the next financial period

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Which one of the following would be recognised as an expense in the current financial​ period?
 
 
 
 
A.
A payment made in the current financial period to hire a machine that will be used at the beginning of the next financial period
 
B.
A cash payment made during the current financial​ period, but relating to the first three​ months' rent due for the next financial period
 
C.
An invoice received for gas used in the last quarter of the current financial​ period, but which is not paid until the next financial period
 
D.
An invoice for​ printing, owing at the end of the previous financial​ period, but paid in the current financial period
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