Suppose that our business uses a monthly fiscal period. On March 1, 2020, we paid 6 months of rent, a value of $9,000 to our landlord, in advance, for the coming months. What would the journal entry in the general journal for the purchase of Prepaid rent look like?

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5) Suppose that our business uses a monthly fiscal period. On March 1, 2020, we paid 6 months of rent, a value of $9,000 to our landlord, in advance, for the coming months. What would the journal entry in the general journal for the purchase of Prepaid rent look like?

1.Debit - Rent Expense $9000 </> Credit - Prepaid Rent $9000
 
2.Debit - Rent Expense $9000 </> Credit - Cash $9000
 
3.Debit - Prepaid Rent $9000 </> Credit - Building $9000
 
4.Debit - Prepaid Rent $9000 </> Credit - Cash $9000
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