Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.1AP

(a)

To determine

Accounting equation:

Accounting equation represents the relationship between assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.  It is the foundation of double entry system and it helps to analyze the business transaction.  Accounting equation displays the total assets are equal to the total liabilities and shareholders’ equities.   Thus, the accounting equation is,

Assets=Liabilities+Stockholders'Equity

Net income:

Net income is the excess amount of revenueleft after deducting all the expenses of a company.  Simply, it is the difference between the total revenue, and the total expenses of the company.

Netincome=TotalrevenueTotalexpenses

To show: The effect of each transaction on the accounting equation, and explanation for changes to retained earnings.

(b)

To determine

To compute:  the net income of WTA Incorporation for the month of April.

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Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition

Ch. 3 - Prob. 11QCh. 3 - Prob. 12QCh. 3 - Prob. 13QCh. 3 - Prob. 14QCh. 3 - Prob. 15QCh. 3 - (a) When entering a transaction in the journal,...Ch. 3 - (a) Should accounting transaction debits and...Ch. 3 - Journalize these accounting transactions. (a)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 19QCh. 3 - Prob. 20QCh. 3 - Prob. 21QCh. 3 - Prob. 22QCh. 3 - Prob. 3.1BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.2BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.3BECh. 3 - For each of the following accounts, indicate the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.5BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.6BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.7BECh. 3 - Tilton Corporation has the following transactions...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.9BECh. 3 - Selected transactions for Montes Company are...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.12BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.1DIECh. 3 - Prob. 3.2DIECh. 3 - Prob. 3.3DIECh. 3 - Prob. 3.4DIECh. 3 - Prob. 3.5DIECh. 3 - Prob. 3.1ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.2ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.3ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.4ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.5ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.6ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.7ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.8ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.9ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.10ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.11ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.12ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.13ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.14ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.15ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.16ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.17ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.18ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.19ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.20ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.21ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.22ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.1APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.5APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.7APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.8APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.9APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.10APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.11APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.1EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.7EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.8EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.9EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.11EYCTCh. 3 - Prob. 3.1IFRS
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