Match Each Transaction with Its Effect on the Accounting Equation

question 176

Multiple Choice

Match each transaction with its effect on the accounting equation. Each letter may be used more than once.
-Received cash for services provided

• 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:

Expense

An outflow of cash or other valuable assets that a business incurs as a result of its operations intended to generate revenue.

Liability

Financial obligations or debts that a company owes, which are settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits including money, goods, or services.

Trial Balance

A report that lists all the balances of the general ledger accounts to check the correctness of bookkeeping entries.

Entry Posted

The action of recording an accounting entry in the ledger, which finalizes the transaction and makes it part of the financial records.