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1.
If the total liabilities of a company are 2 million dollars, and total assets are 5 million dollars, how much is shareholder equity?
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3 million dollars. Shareholder equity is the difference between total assets and total liabilities. When creating a balance sheet, however, you must include shareholder equity with liabilities.
2.
Which of the following is not a current asset?
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Stock. Stock is not a current asset. On the balance sheet, it is a liability.
3.
How long must the useful life of an asset be for it to be treated as a fixed asset?
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More than one year. If its useful life is more than one year, an asset will be considered fixed.
4.
Shareholder equity is the sum of the companys assets.
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False. The value of assets remaining after all the liabilities have been accounted for belongs to the shareholders.
5.
Balance sheets balance _______.
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Assets with liabilities. Equity, debt, taxes, and income are all included in assets and liabilities.
6.
On the balance sheet, plants and machinery are included under _______.
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Assets. Since they provide economic benefit to a company, they are assets.
7.
Current liabilities are those that are paid ______.
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Within one year. This is the accepted time limit.
8.
Balance sheets provide information on a companys stock performance.
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False. Balance sheets provide financial information, but not stock performance information.