Received payment from a customer on account
A)Increase assets, increase liabilities
B)Increase liabilities, decrease stockholders' equity
C)Increase assets, increase stockholders' equity
D)No effect
E)Decrease assets, decrease liabilities
F)Decrease assets, decrease stockholders' equity

Accounting Equation

The basic principle that equates assets with the sum of liabilities and shareholders' equity, formulated as Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts that an entity owes to external parties, which must be settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation after deducting liabilities, representing owners' claims on the company's resources.