FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (LOOSELEAF)
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (LOOSELEAF)
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Identify the option which is according to the rules of debit and credit for balance sheet accounts.

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Journal entry:

Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.

Accounting rules for Journal entries:

  • To record increase balance of account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
  • To record decrease balance of account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

Justification for Incorrect answers:

Option a:

Increase in liability and owners’ equity accounts are recorded by credits. Hence, this is the incorrect answer.

Option b:

Decrease in liability accounts are recorded by debits. Hence, this is the incorrect answer.

Option c:

Increase in owners’ equity accounts are recorded by credits. Hence, this is the incorrect answer.

Justification for Correct answers:

When liability and owners’ accounts are decreased, they are recorded by debits. Hence, the option which is correct is Option d. Decreases in liability and owners’ equity accounts are recorded by debits.

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Chapter 3 Solutions

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (LOOSELEAF)

Ch. 3 - 3. State briefly the rules of debit and credit as...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4DQCh. 3 - 5. What requirement is imposed by the double-entry...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6DQCh. 3 - Prob. 7DQCh. 3 - Prob. 8DQCh. 3 - Prob. 9DQCh. 3 - 10. When do accountants consider revenue to be...Ch. 3 - Prob. 11DQCh. 3 - Prob. 12DQCh. 3 - Prob. 13DQCh. 3 - 14. How do dividends affect owners’ equity? Are...Ch. 3 - Prob. 15DQCh. 3 - Prob. 1BECh. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.2 Recording Transactions in a...Ch. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.3 Recording Transactions Wagner...Ch. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.4 Debit and Credit Rules Five...Ch. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.5 Changes in Retained...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6BECh. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.7 When Is Revenue Realized? The...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8BECh. 3 - Prob. 9BECh. 3 - BRIEF EXERCISE 3.10 Matching Principle Harley...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1ECh. 3 - Prob. 2ECh. 3 - EXERCISE 3.3 Relationship between Journal and...Ch. 3 - EXERCISE 3.4 Preparing a Trial Balance Using the...Ch. 3 - EXERCISE 3.5 Relationship between Net Income and...Ch. 3 - EXERCISE 3.6 Effects of Transactions on the...Ch. 3 - EXERCISE 3.7 Effect of Transactions on the...Ch. 3 - EXERCISE 3.8 Preparing Journal Entries for...Ch. 3 - Prob. 9ECh. 3 - Prob. 10ECh. 3 - Prob. 11ECh. 3 - Prob. 12ECh. 3 - EXERCISE 3.13 Analyzing Transactions Listed as...Ch. 3 - Prob. 14ECh. 3 - Prob. 15ECh. 3 - PROBLEM 3.1A Journalizing Transactions Glenn...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2APCh. 3 - PROBLEM 3.3A Analyzing and Journalizing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4APCh. 3 - Prob. 5APCh. 3 - Prob. 6APCh. 3 - Prob. 7APCh. 3 - Prob. 8APCh. 3 - Prob. 1BPCh. 3 - Prob. 2BPCh. 3 - Prob. 3BPCh. 3 - Prob. 4BPCh. 3 - Prob. 5BPCh. 3 - Prob. 6BPCh. 3 - Prob. 7BPCh. 3 - PROBLEM 3.8B Analyzing the Effects of Accounting...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1CTCCh. 3 - CASE 3.2 Measuring Income Fairly Kim Morris...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3CTC
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