The prepaid insurance account for Darlinghurst Ltd had an opening balance of $4000 and a closing balance of $15 000. The following expenses and loss were extracted from the statement of profit or loss:

$

Bad debt expense 15 000

Insurance expense 9 000

Other expenses 198 000

Interest expense 25 000

Loss on disposal of land 18 000

Which of the following amounts would appear as a debit in the prepaid insurance account?

Cash paid for insurance $9000

Closing balance $15 000

Insurance expense $9000

Cash paid for insurance $20 000