What will be the effect of this transaction to owners equity the company purchases land by paying half in cash and signing a note payable for the other half?

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 1. The basic accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + _____________.

For each of the transactions in items 2 through 13, indicate the two (or more) effects on the accounting equation of the business or company.

 2. The owner invests personal cash in the business.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 3. The owner withdraws business assets for personal use.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 4. The company receives cash from a bank loan.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 5. The company repays the bank that had lent money to the company.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 6. The company purchases equipment with its cash.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 7. The owner contributes her personal truck to the business.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 8. The company purchases a significant amount of supplies on credit.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
 9. The company purchases land by paying half in cash and signing a note payable for the other half.
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect

Information for Items 10 through 13:
Company X provides consulting services to Client Q in May. Company X bills Client Q in May for the agreed upon amount of $5,000. The sales invoice shows that the amount will be due in June.

10. In May, Company X records the transaction by a debit to Accounts Receivable for $5,000 and a credit to Service Revenues for $5,000. What is the effect of this entry upon the accounting equation for Company X?
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
11. In June, Company X receives the $5,000. What is the effect on the accounting equation and which accounts are affected at Company X?
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
12. What is the effect on Client Q's accounting equation in May when Client Q records the transaction as a debit to Consultant Expense for $5,000 and a credit to Accounts Payable for $5,000?
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
13. What is the effect on Client Q's accounting equation in June when Client Q remits the $5,000? Also, which accounts will be involved?
Assets: Increase Decrease No Effect
Liabilities: Increase Decrease No Effect
Owner's (or Stockholders') Equity: Increase Decrease No Effect
16. The accounting equation should remain in balance because every transaction affects how many accounts?
only one              only two              two or more
 17. A corporation's net income is eventually recorded in the following stockholders' equity account: _______________.
 18. A corporation's quarterly _______________ will cause a reduction in the corporation's retained earnings, which in turn reduces the corporation's stockholders' equity. However, this will not reduce the corporation's net income.
 19. The financial statement with a structure that is similar to the accounting equation is the _______________.
 20. The financial statement that reports the portion of change in owner's equity resulting from revenues and expenses during a specified time interval is the _______________.

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What will happen if the company purchases land by paying half in cash and signing a note?

The cost of land purchased is an asset of the business, cash paid shall decrease the assets but cost of land shall increase it & at the same time, the note payable shall be a liability to be paid.

Does purchase of land affect equity?

The short answer is that it doesn't impact equity. The reason for this is that the debt incurred through the purchase of the land is balanced out by the acquisition of the land on the ledger. Like a cash purchase, this is a "swap" transaction.

What happens to the owner's asset when the company purchases equipment with its cash?

The company purchases equipment with its cash. The asset Equipment will increase. However, the asset Cash will decrease by the same amount. Therefore, the total amount of assets will not change.

What happens to the owner's equity when the company receives cash?

If a company provides a service to a client and immediately receives cash, the company's assets increase and the company's owner's equity will increase because it has earned revenue.