What Are the Effects on the Accounting Equation from the Purchase

question 58

Multiple Choice

What are the effects on the accounting equation from the purchase of a short-term investment?

• A) Assets and shareholders' equity increase.
• B) There are no effects; assets increase and decrease by the same amount.
• C) Assets and liabilities decrease.
• D) Shareholders' equity increases and liabilities decrease.

Understand the right to cure nonconformity and the concept of anticipatory breach and its implications for both parties in a sales contract.

Understand the concept and implications of unconscionability in contractual agreements.

Comprehend the principles governing the formation and breach of contracts, including the consequences of repudiation and tender.

Grasp the specifics of the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) on contract performance, breach, and remedies.

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