Kim's Copy Shop Is in the Process of Organizing Its

question 40

Multiple Choice

Kim's Copy Shop is in the process of organizing its assets in the appropriate order. The manager asks you for help in arranging the following assets: equipment, accounts receivable, cash, merchandise inventory, and notes receivable. If you list cash first, which of the following will you list last?

• A) merchandise inventory
• B) note receivable
• C) accounts receivable
• D) equipment

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Definitions:

Liquidity Ratios

Financial metrics used to measure a company's ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Dollar Amount Changes

Alterations in financial figures, reflecting increases or decreases in values such as revenues, expenses, assets, or liabilities over a period.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets used in the operation of a business that are not expected to be converted into cash within a year.

Vertical Analysis

A method of financial statement analysis in which each entry for each of the three major categories (assets, liabilities, and equity) is represented as a proportion of the total account.