Top Auto Shop started $2025$ with total assets of $ $13$ comma $000$ and total liabilities of $ $12$ comma $000.$ At the end of $2025,$ Top Auto Shop$\text{'}$s total assets stood at $ $17$ comma $000$ and total liabilities were $ $15$ comma $000.$

Requirements

Did the$$ stockholders' equity of Top Auto Shop increase or decrease during $2025?$ By how$$ much?

Identify the four possible reasons that$$ stockholders' equity can change.