Garcia Company had the following selected transactions during the year. Jan. 1 The company paid $8,800 cash for 12 months of insurance coverage beginning immediately. Aug 1 The company received $6,600 cash in advance for 6 months of contracted services beginning on August 1 and ending on January 31. Dec. 31 The company prepared any necessary year-end adjusting entries related to insurance coverage and services performed. a. Record journal entries for these transactions assuming Garcia follows the usual practice of recording a prepayment of an expense in an asset account and recording a prepayment of revenue received in a liability account.

For each separate case below, follow the 3-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at december 31. step 1: determine what the current account balance equals. step 2: determine what the current account balance should equal. step 3: record the december 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2. assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $4,700 debit balance to start the year. a re- view of insurance policies and payments shows that $900 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. b. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. a review of insurance policies and payments shows $1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end. c.prepaidrent.onseptember1ofthecurrentyear,thecompanyprepaid$24,000 for 2 years of rentfor facilities being occupied that day. the company debited prepaid rent and credited cash for $24,000.

Jen left a job paying $75,000 per year to start her own florist shop in a building she owns. the market value of the building is $120,000. she pays $35,000 per year for flowers and other supplies, and has a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. what is the economic cost of jen's business?

Which feature is a characteristic of a corporation?