In: Accounting
Classify each of the following accounts as an asset, liability,
stockholders’ equity, revenue, or expense item.
The Bonita Vista Golf & Country Club details the following
accounts in its financial statements.
Asset is an asset is any resource owned by a business or an economic entity.
Liability is a liability is defined as the future sacrifices of economic benefits that the entity is obliged to make to other entities as a result of past transactions or other past events.
Stockholders’ equity is the remaining amount of assets available to shareholders after all liabilities have been paid.
Revenue is revenue is the income that a business has from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers.
Expense is an outflow of money, or any form of fortune in general, to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs.
Account | Classification |
Accounts Payable | Liability |
Accounts Receivable | Asset |
Equipment | Asset |
Sales Revenue | Revenue |
Service Revenue | Revenue |
Inventory | Asset |
Mortgage Payable | Liability |
Supplies Expense | Expense |
Rent Expense | Expense |
Salaries and Wages Expense | Expense |