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The balance in the Prepaid Rent account before adjustment at the end of the year is $12,000 and represents three month’s rent paid on 1 December. The adjusting entry required on 31 December is:Group of answer choicesDebit Prepaid rent, $4,000; Credit Rent expense $4,000.Debit Prepaid rent, $8,000; Credit Rent expense, $8,000.Debit Rent expense, $12,000; Credit Prepaid rent, $12,000.Debit Rent expense, $4,000; Credit Prepaid rent, $4,000.

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The balance in the Prepaid Rent account before adjustment at the end of the year is 12,000andrepresentsthreemonthsrentpaidon1December.Theadjustingentryrequiredon31Decemberis:GroupofanswerchoicesDebitPrepaidrent,12,000 and represents three month’s rent paid on 1 December. The adjusting entry required on 31 December is:Group of answer choicesDebit Prepaid rent, 4,000; Credit Rent expense 4,000.DebitPrepaidrent,4,000.Debit Prepaid rent, 8,000; Credit Rent expense, 8,000.DebitRentexpense,8,000.Debit Rent expense, 12,000; Credit Prepaid rent, 12,000.DebitRentexpense,12,000.Debit Rent expense, 4,000; Credit Prepaid rent, $4,000.

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Solution

The adjusting entry required on 31 December is:

Debit Rent expense, 4,000;CreditPrepaidrent,4,000; Credit Prepaid rent, 4,000.

Here's why:

  1. The balance in the Prepaid Rent account represents three months' rent paid in advance. This means the monthly rent is 12,000/3=12,000 / 3 = 4,000.

  2. On 31 December, one month of the prepaid rent has been used up. This means $4,000 of the Prepaid Rent should be moved to Rent Expense.

  3. To do this, you would debit (increase) Rent Expense by 4,000andcredit(decrease)PrepaidRentby4,000 and credit (decrease) Prepaid Rent by 4,000.

So, the correct adjusting entry is:

Debit Rent Expense 4,000CreditPrepaidRent4,000 Credit Prepaid Rent 4,000

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