Presented here are the comparative balance sheets of Hames Inc. at December 31, 2020 and 2019. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2020, totaled $600,000.

HAMES INC. Balance Sheets December 31, 2020 and 2019
	2020					2019
Assets
Cash		$	22,000				$	21,000
Accounts receivable			78,000					72,000
Merchandise inventory			103,000					99,000
Total current assets		$	203,000				$	192,000
Land			50,000					40,000
Plant and equipment			125,000					110,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(65,000	)				(60,000	)
Total assets		$	313,000				$	282,000
Liabilities
Short-term debt		$	18,000				$	17,000
Accounts payable			65,200					76,000
Other accrued liabilities			20,000					18,000
Total current liabilities		$	103,200				$	111,000
Long-term debt			22,000					30,000
Total liabilities		$	125,200				$	141,000
Stockholders Equity
Common stock, no par, 100,000 shares authorized 40,000 and 25,000 shares issued, respectively		$	74,000				$	59,000
Retained earnings:
Beginning balance		$	82,000				$	85,000
Net income for the year			51,800					2,000
Dividends for the year			(20,000	)				(5,000	)
Ending balance		$	113,800				$	82,000
Total stockholders equity		$	187,800				$	141,000
Total liabilities and stockholders equity		$	313,000				$	282,000

1. Assume that on December 31, 2020, the treasurer of Hames decided to pay $15,000 of accounts payable. What impact, if any, this payment will have on the answers you calculated for parts a-d (increase, decrease, or no effect).
2. Assume that instead of paying $15,000 of accounts payable on December 31, 2020. Hames collected $15,000 of accounts receivable. What impact, if any, this receipt will have on the answers you calculated for parts a-d (increase, decrease, or no effect).