Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781119298229
Author: Weygandt, Jerry J.; Kieso, Donald E.; Kimmel, Paul D.
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 2Q
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Debit

Debit is a type of accounting entry in the double entry book keeping system. A debit entry may result in either of the following results:

  • Increase in an expense
  • Increase in the value of an asset
  • Decrease in an income
  • Decrease in the value of equity or a liability

Credit

Credit is a type of accounting entry in the double entry book keeping system. A credit entry may result in either of the following results:

  • Increase in an income
  • Increase in the value of equity or a liability
  • Decrease in an expense
  • Decrease in the value of an asset

Whether debit and credit mean increase and decrease, respectively.

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Financial Accounting

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