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Q: What would happen to return on equity if the debt to total assets ratio decreased to 40 percent?
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Under standard accounting rules it is possible for a company's liabilities to exceed its assets when this occurs the owners equity is negative Can this happen with market values why?

It can happen A: I don't think it can happen. let us see... equity = represents your ownership 80% equity = says that you own 80% of the business zero equity = you have no ownership negative equity = ??? Negative equity would just mean that you have no property plus you owe someone else which means its just another liability. So I think its not possible


What would happen to the other side of the journal entry with a decrease in an asset?

there should be increase in any other asset or decrease in liability or decrease in owners equity to balance.


If 500 of cash received are debited to debtor ledger control account instead of crediting what effect will happen?

debtors are overstated by 500 as it is meant to be credited so assets will be overstated by now 500+500 =1000 because we r also debiting bank due to the cash received


What happen when wages payable is decreased?

Wages Payable is a liability account that records wages that a company owes but has not yet paid. A decrease in this account more than likely signifies payment of those wages.About the only other "decrease" which is generally a rarity, is if the account was increased accident by an amount that the company did not owe and there was an adjusting entry made to record that error.


What happen if you didnt do your taxes on time. and it was to late who can you talk to?

what happen if you don't do your taxes in time, and it was to late to file . who can you talk to? or how can you get in contact with that person, in order to get them done.

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Under standard accounting rules it is possible for a company's liabilities to exceed its assets when this occurs the owners equity is negative Can this happen with market values why?

It can happen A: I don't think it can happen. let us see... equity = represents your ownership 80% equity = says that you own 80% of the business zero equity = you have no ownership negative equity = ??? Negative equity would just mean that you have no property plus you owe someone else which means its just another liability. So I think its not possible


What would happen to global temperatures if the amount of greenhouse gases increased or decreased?

increased = Hotter Decreased = Coler


What will happen to the mixture at equilibrium if the temperature is decreased?

The system will rebalance.


What will happen to the wavelength if the frequency is decreased?

the wave length will increase


What happen in the 1980 and the 1990?

Christianity greatly decreased on the African continent


What happen to water increased or decreased when you put ice in it?

the water increase


What will happen to pressure if the force is decreased?

The pressure will be reduced (depending on circumstances)


What will happen if cover half of the concave mirror?

Intensity of image decreased


What happen to the number of births in the two years prior to 1946?

decreased


What happen to urine volume when water intake is decreased?

The urine volume will decrease.


What would happen to earth's orbit if the sun's gravity decreased?

It would get bigger


What happen after world war 2 population in rural areas?

decreased ~apex