The Surfboard Centre paid $5,000 cash for inventory. These boards are on display in their showroom. This transaction will: Group of answer choices 1.increase total assets and shareholders equity. 2.increase total assets and have no effect on shareholders equity. 3.decrease total assets and shareholders equity. 4.have no effect on total assets or shareholders equity.
Question
The Surfboard Centre paid $5,000 cash for inventory. These boards are on display in their showroom. This transaction will: Group of answer choices
1.increase total assets and shareholders equity.
2.increase total assets and have no effect on shareholders equity.
3.decrease total assets and shareholders equity.
4.have no effect on total assets or shareholders equity.
Solution
The correct answer is:
- have no effect on total assets or shareholders equity.
When The Surfboard Centre pays $5,000 cash for inventory, it is essentially exchanging one asset (cash) for another asset (inventory). Therefore, the total assets of the company remain the same.
Since this transaction is funded by existing assets and does not involve any borrowing or issuing of new shares, it does not affect shareholders' equity. Therefore, this transaction has no effect on total assets or shareholders' equity.
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