College Accounting: A Career Approach (with Quickbooks Accountant 2015 Cd-rom)

12th Edition

ISBN: 9781305863385

Author: Cathy J. Scott

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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The transaction analysis is done with the help of the accounting equation. The basic accounting equation is alternatively known as the balance sheet equation is based on the double-entry system which says that for each transaction happening in a business…

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Chapter 2, Problem 2A

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A fellow accounting student has difficulty understanding how the fundamental accounting equation stays in balance when a compound entry with one debit and two credits is recorded. Consider, for example, that a business bought equipment for $7,000, paid $3,000 in cash, and placed the remainder on account.

This means that there are two credits and one debit—one debit and one credit on the left side of the equation and the other credit on the right side of the equation. Explain to your fellow student how the equation stays in balance.

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College Accounting: A Career Approach (with Quickbooks Accountant 2015 Cd-rom)

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