$8.$ On March $312023,$ Sample Company paid $$4,000$ rent for their cell phone site. This payment was recorded as rental expense, covered the period April $1,2022$ to March $31,2023.$ If no adjusting entry was prepared at the end of the fiscal year $($July $1$ June $30),$ Sample Company$$s profit would be:

a$.$ Overstated by $$3,000$

b$.$ Understated by $$3,000$

c$.$ Unchanged

d$.$ Understated by $$4,000$

e$.$ None of the above