A certain company began the year with total assets of $10,000,000 and total liabilities of $6,200,000. No additional stock was issued during the year. Use the accounting equation to answer the following questions.
A)What was the amount of Total Assets at the end of the year if Liabilities decreased by $600,000 and Stockholders' Equity increased by $900,000?  B)Was the company profitable? Explain your answer.

What will be an ideal response?


A)$10,300,000       Stockholders'  AssetsLiabilitiesEquity Beginning of the year$10,000,000$6,200,000$3,800,000 Change during the year       300,000   (600,000)     900,000 End of the year$10,300,000$5,600,000$4,700,000     B)Yes, the company was profitable because the Stockholders' Equity increased from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

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