Multiple Choice
In double-entry accounting, how are decreases to liability accounts recorded?
2. Transaction Analysis
Journal Entries: Debits and Credits
Multiple Choice
In financial accounting, which type of account typically has a normal debit balance?
A
Liability accounts
B
Equity accounts
C
Asset accounts
D
Revenue accounts
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the concept of 'normal balance' in accounting: it refers to the side (debit or credit) where increases to an account are recorded.
Recall that asset accounts represent resources owned by a company, such as cash, inventory, and equipment.
Know that asset accounts increase with debits and decrease with credits, so their normal balance is a debit balance.
Contrast this with liability and equity accounts, which typically have normal credit balances because they represent claims against assets.
Recognize that revenue accounts also have normal credit balances since they increase equity through income.
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