Your Uncle Has Just Started a Business and Comes to You

question 144

Essay

Your uncle has just started a business and comes to you with a question. "I'm confused. I have a memo included with my bank statement indicating a $45 service charge for printing new checks. Since you're an accounting major, maybe you can explain to me why they call it a 'debit memorandum,' even though they are deducting this amount from my account. When I took Accounting in school, I could have sworn that a decrease in the Cash account would be a credit and not a debit.
REQUIRED:
In a short paragraph, explain this issue to your uncle.

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing behaviors, thoughts, and patterns of social interaction.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory that seeks immediate gratification of needs and desires without consideration for the moral or societal constraints.

Moral Conscience

An inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's beliefs and actions.

Personality

The unique combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual.