Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118128168
ISBN 13: 978-1-11812-816-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Financial Statements - Exercises - Page 30: E1-3

Answer

Legend: Liability (L) Expense (E) Stockholder's Equity (SE); Revenue (R) Expense (E) ======================== Accounts Payable: L Accounts Receivable: A Equipment: A Sales Revenue: R Service Revenue: R Inventory: A Mortgage Payable: L Supplies Expense: E Rent Expense: E Salaries and Wages Expense: E

Work Step by Step

Accounts Payable: 'Payables' are always liabilities. Accounts Receivable: Money owed to business (Cash) is an asset. Equipment: Equipment owned by a business is an asset. Sales Revenue: This revenue has been earned, and is a revenue. Service Revenue: This revenue has been earned, and is a revenue. Inventory: Any inventory owned by a business is an asset. Mortgage Payable: 'Payables' are always liabilities. Supplies Expense: Business spent cash on supplies necessary for their operations, and it is an expense. Rent Expense: Business spent cash on rent, which is necessary for their operations, and is an expense. Salaries and Wages Expense: Business spent cash to pay their employees which was necessary to continue their operations, and is an expense.
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