25. Moe compant paid $12,000 cash in advance for a one-year insurance policy on August 1,2012. The appropriate adjusting entry on December 31, 2012, will
A. Decrease assests by $12,000
B. Decrease equity by $7,000
C. Increase liabilities by $7,000
D. Decrease equity by $5,000
Answer is D. Decrease equity by $5,000
Explanation is as follows: Insurance expired during the year for 5 months: ($12,000*5/12) =$5,000
Journal entry for the same is as follows:
Insurance expense Account Dr. $ 5,000
Prepaid insurance Account $ 5,000
As the insurance expense has increased by $5,000, this will have an effect of decreasing the equity by $5,000
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