College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337280570
Author: Scott, Cathy J.
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 2, Problem 2A
A fellow accounting student has difficulty understanding how the fundamental
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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