Record the following transactions using the accounting equation.

Example:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
XXXX(cash) XXXX(accounts payable)

A. Amanda invests $17,000 cash into her merchandising
business.
B. She buys $6,500 of office equipment and $3,000 of office
supplies with cash from Office Depot.
C. Additional purchases were supplies for $35,000 on
account from various suppliers.

To record the transactions using the accounting equation, we need to determine how each transaction affects the assets, liabilities, and equity of the business.

A. Amanda invests $17,000 cash into her merchandising business.
This transaction increases the assets of the business in the form of cash and also increases the equity because Amanda's investment becomes part of the owner's equity. It does not affect the liabilities of the business.
So the entry would be:
Assets: +$17,000 (cash)
Equity: +$17,000

B. She buys $6,500 of office equipment and $3,000 of office supplies with cash from Office Depot.
This transaction decreases the assets of the business by the amounts spent on office equipment and office supplies. Since they are purchased with cash, the assets decrease in cash as well. It does not affect the liabilities or equity.
So the entry would be:
Assets: -$9,500 (cash -$6,500; office supplies -$3,000)

C. Additional purchases were supplies for $35,000 on account from various suppliers.
This transaction increases the assets of the business in the form of supplies, and also increases the liabilities because the purchases were made on account, meaning the business owes the suppliers for the purchases. It does not affect the equity.
So the entry would be:
Assets: +$35,000 (supplies)
Liabilities: +$35,000 (accounts payable)

To summarize the transactions using the accounting equation:

Assets: +$42,500 (cash + supplies - office equipment - office supplies)
Liabilities: +$35,000 (accounts payable)
Equity: +$17,000 (Amanda's investment)