Match Each Transaction with Its Effect on the Accounting Equation

question 146

Multiple Choice

Match each transaction with its effect on the accounting equation. Each letter may be used more than once.
-Paid cash for the purchase of a one-year insurance policy

• A)Increase assets, increase liabilities
• B)Increase liabilities, decrease owner's equity
• C)Increase assets, increase owner's equity
• D)No effect
• E)Decrease assets, decrease liabilities
• F)Decrease assets, decrease owner's equity

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Definitions:

Consolidated Statement

Financial statements that aggregate the assets, liabilities, and operations of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Equity Earnings

The portion of an investee's profits or losses that is attributed to the investor based on their ownership percentage.

Goodwill Impairment

A write-down of the goodwill account on a company's balance sheet if the fair value of a business unit falls below its carrying value.

Consolidated Shareholders' Equity

The total equity in a company, combining the equity holdings across all subsidiaries and the parent company.