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1.
The company E-Publisher.com owns exclusive rights to its material. This copyright is an asset.
True. Copyright is an intangible asset.
2.
The resources that a firm buys are not considered assets unless they are believed to provide economic benefits.
True. Otherwise, they are merely items.
3.
How do you know when a document is a balance sheet?
Its assets equal its liabilities and shareholder equity. To be a balance sheet, all of the assets must equal all of the liabilities and shareholder equity.
4.
Shareholder equity is ________.
The amount of capital invested by the owners. This is evidenced by stock ownership.
5.
Balance sheets balance taxes with income.
False. Balance sheets balance assets with liabilities. Taxes and income are included in assets and liabilities.
6.
Balance sheets provide information on a companys stock performance.
False. Balance sheets provide financial information, but not stock performance information.
7.
If the total liabilities of a company are 2 million dollars, and total assets are 5 million dollars, how much is shareholder equity?
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.
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Liabilities are what a company _______.
Owes to others. Whatever a company must pay to another party is a liability.
