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Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 9th Edition by Wayne W McManus, Daniel F Viele, David H Marshall

Edition 9ISBN: 0073527068
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Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 9th Edition by Wayne W McManus, Daniel F Viele, David H Marshall

Edition 9ISBN: 0073527068
Exercise 57

For the following questions, circle the best response.

Credits are used to record

a. decreases to assets and increases to expenses, liabilities, revenues, and owners’ equity.

b. decreases to assets and expenses and increases to liabilities, revenues, and owners’ equity.

c. increases to assets and decreases to expenses, liabilities, and owners’ equity.

d. increases to assets and expenses and decreases to revenues, liabilities, and owners’ equity.

e. decreases to assets and owners’ equity and increases to liabilities, expenses, and revenues.

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Assets:

It can be defined as the resources owned by the organization which is capable of providing some future benefits. Assets have normal debit balance.

Shareholder’s Equity:

Shareholder’s Equity is also known by the name of Owner’s Equity. It is also one of the parts of Balance sheet other than assets and liabilities. It is the Capital contributed by the owner of his business. Shareholder’s equity has a normal credit balance.


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