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Transcribed Image Text:Chapter 7 - Adjusting Entries
Problem 7-5 Prepaid Insurance and the
Monthly Prepaid Insurance Adjusting Entry
On September 1, 2023, Amy's Floral Shop, Inc. paid cash for the following two insurance policies.
Insurance Policy #1
Type of insurance coverage..........
Starting date of the insurance coverage.
Period of time coverage is for..
Total cost of coverage paid in advance
Insurance Policy #2
Type of insurance coverage
Starting date of the insurance coverage
Period of time coverage is for..
Total cost of coverage paid in advance.
SOLID FOOTING 89
Auto and Truck
September 1, 2023
3 months
$525
Business Liability
September 1, 2023
4 months
$1,400
The company has the accounting policy that all prepaid assets are initially recorded in asset
accounts.
The following is a partial list of the accounts in Amy's General Ledger. These are the only
accounts you need for this problem.
▷ Cash
▷ Prepaid Insurance (asset account)
▷ Insurance Expense
Use the forms on Tabs 7-5 A and 7-5 B in the Excel workbook Chapter 07 c - Problem 7-1 to
7-8 Forms to complete this problem.
Requirement 1
Prepare the General Journal entry to record the September 1 cash payment made to purchase
the two insurance policies. Note that there is only one General Ledger account for Prepaid
Insurance, and that the amount of Prepaid Insurance related to both insurance policies is kept
in that one account.
Requirement 2
Fill-in the amounts on the Auto and Truck Prepaid Insurance timeline. The boxes above the
timeline show the amount of Auto and Truck Prepaid Insurance still remaining at various dates
during the three month period. The boxes below the timeline show the amount of Auto and
Truck Prepaid Insurance that expires (is used-up) during each of the three months.
Requirement 3
Fill-in the amounts on the Business Liability Prepaid Insurance timeline. The boxes above
the timeline show the amount of Business Liability Prepaid Insurance still remaining at vario
dates during the four month period. The boxes below the timeline show the amount of
Business Liability Prepaid Insurance that expires (is used-up) during each of the four
(Problem 7-5 continued on the next page)

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Problem 7-5 (continued)
Chapter 7 - Adjusting Entries
Requirement 4
Prepare a "T" account analysis to determine the required September 30 adjustment to the
Prepaid Insurance account. Note that your "T" account analysis is for the Prepaid Insurance
account, which contains the total amount of Prepaid Insurance for both insurance policies.
Requirement 5
Prepare the September 30 General Journal adjusting entry for Prepaid Insurance.
Requirement 6
Assuming that all monthly General Journal adjusting entries were correctly made and that no
additional insurance has been purchased:
▷ What would be the amount of Prepaid Insurance shown on Amy's Floral Shop, Inc.'s
Balance Sheet as of October 31, 2023?
▷ What would be the amount of Insurance Expense on the Income Statement for the
period October 1 to October 31, 2023?
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Prepaid Insurance
Prepaid insurance is insurance for which premiums are paid up front to insurers. Because it is not used, insurance companies report prepaid insurance as working capital on their balance sheets. As soon as the insurance coverage kicks in, it becomes an expense rather than an asset.
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