Question

Bishop, Inc., is obligated to pay its creditors $8,900 during the year. a.What is the market value of the shareholders' equity if assets have a market value of $10,400

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is $1,500

Explanation:

Accounting equation can be stated as follows:

Equity = Asset - Liability

Asset = Equity + Liability

Liability = Asset - Equity.

What a firm is obligated to pay its creditors is known as a liability and its value in the question is $8,900

The assets owned by the company totalled $10,400

Now to find market value of the shareholders' equity, we use:

Equity = Asset - Liability

$10,400 - $8,900

= $1,500