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The following single question has five parts: What impact does each of the follo

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The following single question has five parts:

What impact does each of the following transactions have on the financial statements?

Question 1: Paid rent for the current month.

Net income goes down; assets and stockholders'equity both go down.

  
Net income goes down; assets and liabilites both go down.

  
Net income goes down; liabilites go up and stockholders' equity goes down.

  
No effect on net income; assets and stockholders' equity both go down.

  
No effect on net income; assets go down and liabilites go up.

Question 2: Purchase of equipment on account.

  
Net income goes down; assets and liabilities both go up.

  
Net income goes down; assets and stockholders' equity both go down.

  
Net income goes up; assets and liabilities both go up.

  
No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go up.

  
No effect on net income; assets and stockholders' equity both go up.

Question 3: Performed services and billed a customer.

Net income goes up; assets go both up and down.

  
Net income goes up; assets and liabilites both go up.

  
Net income goes up; assets and stockholders' equity both go up.

  
No effect on net income; assets go both up and down.

  
No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go up.

Question 4: Paid off an amount due to a creditor.

Net income goes up; assets and liabilities both go up.

  
Net income goes up; assets and liabilites both go down.

  
No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go up.

  
No effect on net income; assets and stockholders' equity both go down.

  
No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go down.

Question 5: Received utility bill for the current month; the bill will be paid next month.

Net income goes down; assets and liabilites both go up.

  
Net income goes down; assets and liabilites both go down.

  
Net income goes down; assets and stockholders' equity both go down.

  
Net income goes down; liabilities go up and stockholders' equity goes down.

  
No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go up.

Explanation / Answer

Question 1: Paid rent for the current month.

Answer = Net income goes down; assets and stockholders'equity both go down.

rent is an expense, therfore net income goes down

paid rent, cash ( current asset) goes down and retained earning( stockholder's equity) also goes down

Question 2: Purchase of equipment on account.

Answer= No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go up.

fixed assets increases by purchase of equipment and creditors/account payable also increase


Question 3: Performed services and billed a customer.
ANswer = Net income goes up; assets and stockholders' equity both go up.

performing service net income increases and debtors/account receivables also increases and retained earnings also increases

Question 4: Paid off an amount due to a creditor.

Answer= No effect on net income; assets and liabilities both go down.

paying creditor cash(asset) will reduce and creditors(laibility) also reduced

Question 5: Received utility bill for the current month; the bill will be paid next month.

Answer =Net income goes down; liabilities go up and stockholders' equity goes down.