One of the best ways to evaluate the effectiveness of an ethics system is to perform periodic audits

LookGood, Inc. has just announced the bad news that its earnings have dropped by 30 percent. In fact, its investors had anticipated even worse results (a decrease of 40 percent). As a result, LookGood's stock price:

A) Remains the same. B) Increases. C) Decreases. D) Follows a random walk as usual.

Accord Corporation purchased land for $100,000 by making a cash payment of $30,000 and promising to pay the remaining amount in a later accounting period. What is the net effect of this transaction on Accord's accounting equation?

A) assets increase by $100,000 and liabilities decrease by $30,000 B) assets increase by $100,000 and liabilities decrease by $70,000 C) assets and equity increase by $70,000 D) assets and liabilities increase by $70,000