In: Accounting
1. A firm purchased a four-year insurance policy for $8,640 on July 1, 2019. The $8,640 was debited to the Prepaid Insuranceaccount.
2. On December 1, 2019, a firm signed a contract with a local radio station for advertising that will extend over a three-year period. The firm paid $42,480 in advance and debited the amount to Prepaid Advertising.
Prepare end-of-month adjusting entries for each of the above situations.
Solution:
Journal Entries | |||
Event | Particulars | Debit | Credit |
1 | Insurance expense Dr ($8,640*6/48) | $1,080.00 | |
To Prepaid insurance | $1,080.00 | ||
(To record insurance expense) | |||
2 | Advertising expense Dr ($42,480*1/36) | $1,180.00 | |
To Prepaid advertising | $1,180.00 | ||
(To record advertising expense) |