If a parcel of land that was originally purchased for $85,000 is offered for sale at $150,000, is assessed for tax purposes at $95,000, is recognized by its purchasers as easily being worth $140,000, and is sold for $137,000. At the time of the sale, assume that the seller still owed $30,000 to TrustOne Bank on the land that was purchased for $85,000. Immediately after the sale, the seller paid off the loan to TrustOne Bank. What is the effect of the sale and the payoff of the loan on the accounting equation?

Select one:

a. Assets increase $52,000; owner's equity increases $22,000; liabilities decrease $30,000

b. Assets increase $52,000; owner's equity increases $30,000; liabilities decrease $30,000

c. Assets increase $22,000; owner's equity increases $52,000; liabilities decrease $30,000

d. Assets decrease $30,000; owner's equity decreases $30,000; liabilities decrease $30,000

e. Assets decrease $55,000; owner's equity decreases $55,000; liabilities decrease $30,000