Use the Accounting Equation to Answer Each of the Independent

question 184

Essay

Use the accounting equation to answer each of the independent questions below.
a. At the beginning of the year, Norton Company assets were $75,000 and its stockholders' equity was $38,000. During the year, assets increased by $18,000 and liabilities increased by $4,000. What was the stockholders' equity at the end of the year?
b. At the beginning of the year, Turpin Industries had liabilities of $44,000 and stockholders' equity of $66,000. If assets increased by $10,000 and liabilities decreased by $5,000, what was the stockholders' equity at the end of the year?

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