The net result of assets minus liabilities, or equity of the University A revenue increases assets and hence equity, while an expense decreases assets and hence equity
Whenever a transaction occurs that affects cash, the cash balance is debited or credited The cash balance is usually invested in a money market mutual fund that pays interest Money market funds can be taxable or tax-exempt In brokerage accounts, the balance in cash is swept into the money market daily
The amount of money in a team's portfolio At the beginning of the Georgia Stock Market Game, the cash balance is $100,000 When trading begins, the cost of all stock purchases, along with interest payments, trading losses or fees is subtracted from the cash balance Interest earned, stock dividends, and trading gains are added to the cash balance If the cash balance is zero, any new buy or short sell transactions will be funded through borrowing on margin A negative cash balance represents the amount of money borrowed on margin <top>