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THE PLAYGROUND

The transaction machine

Keep the business in balance.

LIVE EXPERIMENT

The transaction machine

InvestigateWhich transactions change profit, and which only change the balance sheet?

ASSETS100Cash 100 · Receivables 0 · Equipment 0
=
LIABILITIES0Borrowings
+
EQUITY100100 contributed + 0 earnings
Net income0
Operating cash flow0
Investing cash flow0
Financing cash flow0

Ending cash 100 = opening 100 + operations 0 + investing (0) + financing 0

Transaction log (0 most recent)

Post a transaction to start.

Model assumptions & units

Fictional opening business: $100 cash, funded entirely by owner equity. Each button posts one transaction. No tax or depreciation in this introductory model.

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