A group of neighbors interested in creating a football league created an association and purchased land for $100,000 paying $40,000 in cash and signing a $60,000 note payable due in 90 days for the balance. How will this transaction impact on the accounting equation? Group of answer choices Increase one asset and decrease a liability Increase asets and increase stockholders' equity Increase assets and increase liabilities Increase one asset and decrease another asset

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A group of neighbors interested in creating a football league created an association and purchased land for $100,000 paying $40,000 in cash and signing a $60,000 note payable due in 90 days for the balance. How will this transaction impact on the accounting equation?

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Increase one asset and decrease a liability
Increase asets and increase stockholders' equity
Increase assets and increase liabilities
Increase one asset and decrease another asset
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The journal entry for the given transaction would include a debit to Land account for $100,000 , credit to cash account for $40,000 and credit to Note payable for $60,000

 

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