If total liabilities decreased by $3920, then
assets must have decreased by $3920, or stockholders’ equity must have increased by $3920.
The purchase of an asset for cash
leaves total assets unchanged.
If an individual asset is increased, then
there could be an equal decrease in another asset.
The purchase of an asset on credit
increases assets and liabilities.
Oriole Company provided consulting services and billed the client $2800. As a result of this event
both assets and equity increased by $2800.
A revenue generally
increases assets and stockholders’ equity.