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A four-year insurance policy in the amount of $20,000 was purchased two years ago. What is the adjusting entry to record insurance expense for the current year?
A.) DEBIT: Insurance Expense for $20,000; CREDIT: Prepaid Insurance for $20,000
B.) DEBIT: Insurance Expense for $5,000; CREDIT: Prepaid Insurance for $5,000
C.) DEBIT: Prepaid Insurance for $20,000; CREDIT: Insurance Expense for $20,000
D.) DEBIT: Prepaid Insurance for $5,000; CREDIT: Insurance Expense for $5,000
B.) DEBIT: Insurance Expense for $5,000; CREDIT: Prepaid Insurance for $5,000
the asset is ammortised over a period of 4 years and hence expense account is debited by $5000 each year and the opposite happens in the asset account