The normal debit or credit balance of an account is called:

• A. Current assets
• B. Plant, property, & equipment
• C. Notes receivable
• D. Natural balance

Answer: (D)

The main idea is understanding what a normal (or natural) balance is. Each account has a default side that increases its balance when you post normal transactions: assets, expenses, and losses typically increase with a debit, while liabilities, equity, and revenues typically increase with a credit. The term used for that default, or expected, balance is natural balance (often called normal balance). So the normal balance of an account is its natural balance.

The other options describe specific kinds of accounts (like current assets, plant/equipment, or notes receivable) rather than the concept of the balance itself, so they don’t describe how the balance of an account is expected to behave.