The fundamental accounting equation
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The fundamental accounting equation can be applied to your personal finances. For each of the following transactions, show how the accounting equation would be kept in balance.
Example:
Paid for semester's tuition (decrease assets: cash account; decrease owners' equity: expense account increases).
1. Took out a school loan for college.
2. Paid this month's rent.
3. Sold your old computer for cash at what it cost to buy it.
4. Received week's paycheck from part-time job.
5. Received interest on savings account.
6. Paid monthly payment on car loan (part of the payment is principal; the remainder is interest).
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In this solution, information is given for the basic accounting equation, and then demonstrates how this equation applies to each of the given transactions. It is detailed and well presented.
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First some basic information regarding the basic accounting equation:
The resources controlled by a business are referred to as its assets. For a new business, those assets originate from two possible sources:
* Investors who buy ownership in the business
* Creditors who extend loans to the business
Those who contribute assets to a business have ...
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