Ex 2-4 Rules of debit and credit

The following table summarizes the rules of debit and credit. For each of the items (a) through (l), indicate whether the proper answer is a debit or a credit.



increase Decrease Normal balance
Balance sheet accounts: Asset (a) (b) Debit Liability (c) Debit (d) Owner’s equity: Capital Credit (e) (f) Drawing (g) (h) (i) Income statement accounts: Revenue (j) (k) Credit Expense (l) Credit Debit





Answer:
a. debit      g. debit
b. credit     h. credit
c. credit     i. debit
d. credit     j. credit
e. debit      k. debit
f. credit     l. debit