The Payment of Employee Salaries Has What Effect on the Accounting

question 115

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:

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Payment Terms

The conditions under which a seller will complete a sale, typically specifying the period allowed to a buyer to pay off the amount due.

Price Reduction

Price reduction refers to the lowering of the selling price of goods or services, often to increase demand or respond to market competition.