If Total Liabilities Increased by $75,000 and Stockholders' Equity Increased

question 195

Multiple Choice

If total liabilities increased by $75,000 and stockholders' equity increased by $25,000 during a period of time, then total assets must change by what amount and direction during that same period?

• A) $100,000 decrease
• B) $100,000 increase
• C) $125,000 increase
• D) $150,000 increase

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Definitions:

Fur Trappers

Individuals or workers engaged in the trapping and trading of animal fur, often in the wilderness, a common occupation during the frontier days of North American exploration and settlement.

Slave Traders

Individuals or companies involved in the buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced labor, a practice prominent in historical global trade networks.

Silversmiths

Craftspeople specialized in working with silver to create items such as jewelry, utensils, and decorative objects, practicing a blend of artistic design and metalworking skills.

Walking Purchase

An infamous 1737 purchase of Indian land in which Pennsylvanian colonists tricked the Lenni Lanape Indians. The Lanape agreed to cede land equivalent to the distance a man could walk in thirty-six hours, but the colonists marked out an area using a team of runners.