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 $5,700 debit balance to start the year. A review of insurance policies shows that $1,400 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. Prepaid insurance 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. b. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $6,890 debit balance at the start of the year. A review of insurance policies shows $1,440 of insurance has expired by year-end. Prepaid insurance 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. c. Prepaid Rent. On September 1 of the current year, the company prepaid $36,000 for two years of rent for facilities being occupied that day. The company debited Prepaid Rent and credited Cash for $36,000. Prepaid rent 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