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At the end of the current accounting period, Ringgold Co. recorded depreciation of $15,000 on its equipment. What is the effect of this entry on the company's balance sheet

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Answer: decrease owners' equity and decrease assets.

Step-by-step explanation:

When depreciation is recorded on a fixed asset such as equipment, the net book value of the equipment falls. This will decrease the value of the entire assets of the company as equipment is an asset as already mentioned.

Equity will reduce by the same amount because depreciation is an expense and expenses reduce the Net Income of a company which is an account that is part of Equity.

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