The Payment of Employee Salaries Has What Effect on the Accounting

question 72

Multiple Choice

The payment of employee salaries has what effect on the accounting equation?

• A)assets and stockholders' equity decrease
• B)liabilities and stockholders' equity decrease
• C)assets decrease and liabilities increase
• D)assets increase and liabilities decrease

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Definitions:

Behaviour Origin

The source or cause of an individual's actions, often examined in psychology to understand motivations and personality.

Equity Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how people strive for fairness and justice in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships, balancing the input they provide with the outcomes they receive.

Job Input

Refers to the various contributions, such as skills, effort, and time, that an employee provides to their job role or task.

Evaluative Tendency

A cognitive bias or predisposition towards assessing or judging situations, individuals, or objects in a particular way.