If Total Liabilities Increased by $8,000, Then

question 194

Multiple Choice

If total liabilities increased by $8,000, then

• A) assets must have decreased by $8,000.
• B) stockholders' equity must have increased by $8,000.
• C) assets must have increased by $8,000, or stockholders' equity must have decreased by $8,000.
• D) assets and stockholders' equity each increased by $4,000.

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