Answer:
a. Debit Unearned Rent Revenue, $4,500; Credit Rent Revenue, $4,500
Explanation:
When the company receives the $27,000 check for six months of advance rent, it records the unearned revenue in a liability account named Unearned Rent Revenue. The resulting journal entry is:
(Dr) Cash, $27,000
(Cr) Unearned Rent Revenue, $27,000
With the passing of each month, the company <em>earns</em> one-sixth (1/6) of the unearned rent revenue (or $4,500), essentially reclassifying the revenue from unearned to earned. Therefore, after one month, the resulting journal entry is:
(Dr) Unearned Rent Revenue, $4,500
(Cr) Rent Revenue, $4,500