Double-Entry System Basics | Answers


Debit or Credit?

Say whether each item increases with a debit or a credit

Cash
Accounts Payable
Owner's Capital
Rent Expense
Sales Revenue

Debit
Credit
Credit
Debit
Credit



Identify the Entry

For each transaction, write which account is debited and which is credited.

Bought furniture for $1,000 cash
Debit: Furniture
Credit: Cash

Received $300 from a customer
Debit: Cash
Credit: Sales | Service Revenue

Paid $150 electricity bill
Debit: Electricity Expense
Credit: Cash

Took a bank loan of $4,000
Debit: Cash
Credit: Loan Payable

Owner withdrew $200 for personal use
Debit: Drawings
Credit: Cash


T-Account Fill-in

Fill in the correct sides

Transaction
You pay $100 for office supplies in cash.

Debit Supplies



  Credit Cash





Mini Case Study

A new bakery started business. Here are three transactions from Day 1

The owner invested $10,000 cash.
Debit Cash
Credit Capital

The bakery bought an oven for $3,000 cash.
Debit Equipment
Credit Cash

The bakery made its first sale and received $150 cash.
Debit Cash
Credit Sales Revenue

Which accounts increased?
Cash
Capital
Equipment
Sales Revenue

Which accounts decreased?
Cash | when buying the oven


Short Answer

What side is debit on?
Left

What side is credit on?
Right

Debits increase which two major account types?
Assets and Expenses

Credits increase which two major account types?
Liabilities and Equity | and Revenue

Every transaction must have at least one debit and one credit.
True

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