Alpha Company has assets of $624,000, liabilities of $262,000, and equity of $362,000. It buys office equipment on credit for $87,000. What would be the effects of this transaction on the accounting equation?

The effect is an increase in the balance of assets by $87,000 and a corresponding increase in the balance of liabilities.

Explanation:

The accounting equation shows the relationship between all the elements of the balance sheet. These are the assets, liabilities and owners equity. It is shown as

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

When a company buys an asset on account, the entries required are debit assets, credit accounts payable. This means that asset increases but so does liabilities balance.

Hence asset increases to

= $624,000 + $87,000

= $711,000

Liabilities also increases to

= $262,000 + $87,000

= $349,000