Several Transactions Are Listed

question 53

Short Answer

Several transactions are listed. Use the choices to identify the effect on the accounting equation for each transaction listed. (Choices may be used more than once.)
a.Assets and liabilities increase
b.Assets and contributed capital increase
c.Assets and retained earnings increase
d.Two asset accounts are impacted, but there is no net effect on total assets
e.Assets and liabilities decrease
f.Assets and retained earnings decrease
g.Liabilities increase and retained earnings decrease
h.Liabilities decrease and retained earnings increase
-Paying dividends to investors

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Definitions:

Paired Observations

Data collected in pairs such that each observation in one group is related or matched to an observation in another group.

Spearman Rank Correlation

An unparametric method for determining rank correlation that evaluates the extent to which two variables' relationship can be characterized by a monotonic function.

Ordinal Variables

Variables that represent categories with a natural order but which do not have a fixed interval between values, allowing for ranking but not quantifiable difference measurement.

Interval Variables

Variables that have meaningful distances between measurements but do not have a true zero point, allowing for both positive and negative values.