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Jett Company Purchased an Umbrella Liability Policy in January, 2017

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Jett Company purchased an umbrella liability policy in January, 2017 and paid a five-year premium for $400,000. It was recorded as Insurance Expense. The error was discovered late in 2017 when the accountants were reconciling 2017 for adjusting entries. What is the proper entry to correct the error at December 31, 2017? (Ignore income taxes.)


A) No entry required because it will self-correct in two more years.
B)  Prepaid Insurance 160,000 Insurance Expense (2017)  80,000 Retained Earnings 240,000\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Prepaid Insurance } & 160,000 & \\\hline \text { Insurance Expense (2017) } & 80,000 \\\hline \text { Retained Earnings } & & 240,000 \\\hline\end{array}
C)  Prepaid Insurance 320,000 Insurance Expense 320,000\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Prepaid Insurance } & 320,000 & \\\hline \text { Insurance Expense } & & 320,000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)  Prepaid Insurance 240,000 Insurance Expense (2017)  80,000 Retained Earnings 320,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Prepaid Insurance } & 240,000 & \\\hline \text { Insurance Expense (2017) } & 80,000 & \\\hline \text { Retained Earnings } & & 320,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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