Darlington Company entered into the following business events the perpetual inventory system. during its first month of operations. The company uses 16 1) The company purchased $12,500 of merchandise on account under terms 3/10, n/30. 2) The company returned $2,000 of merchandise to the supplier before payment was made. 3) The liability was paid within the discount period. 4) All of the merchandise purchased was sold for $19,000 cash. Part 1 of 2 What effect will the return of merchandise to the supplier in event (2) have on Darlington's financial statements? Multiple Choice Assets and stockholders' equity decrease by $2,000 Assets and liabilities decrease by $1,940 Assets and liabilities decrease by $2.000