In: Accounting
when a vendor invoice is received for office supplies, the following entry is recorded:
a. Debit- accounts payable, credit- office
supplies
b. Debit- retained earnings, credit- office supplies
c. Debit- office supplies, credit- accounts payable
d. Debit- office supplies, credit accounts receivable.
Answer : c. Debit- office supplies, credit- accounts payable.
Explanation : Office supplies is a current asset thus when we receive vendor invoice for office supplies, we debit office supplies as we get ownership of supplies & we need to pay for the supplies to vendor thus we credit accounts payable.