Question

On January 1, a company purchased a five-year insurance policy for $3,300 with coverage starting immediately. If the purchase was recorded in the Prepaid Insurance account, and the company records adjustments only at year-end, the adjusting entry at the end of the first year is:_______.
a. Debit Insurance Expense. $660, credit Prepaid Insurance, $660.
b. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $660; credit Insurance Expense, $660.
c. Debit Insurance Expense, $660; credit Prepaid Insurance, $2,640.
d. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $3,300; credit Cash, $3,300.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Debit Insurance Expense. $660, credit Prepaid Insurance, $660.

Explanation:

The adjusting entry is shown below:

Insurance expense Dr $660 ($3,300 ÷ 5 years)

          To Prepaid insurance

(Being the insurance expense is recorded)

here we debited the insurance expense as it increased the expense and credited the prepaid insurance as it decreased the assets

Therefore the option a is correct