At January 31 2016 the balance in Bigelow Inc.'s supplies account was $780. During February Bigelow purchased supplies of $900 and used supplies of $1150. At the end of February the balance in the supplies account should be

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The balance starts at $780, and with an additional purchase of $900, the total becomes $1680. After using $1150 of supplies, the remaining balance is $530 ($1680 - $1150 = $530), which is a debit balance because supplies are an asset account.

At January 31 2016 the Balance in Bigelow Inc