A Current Asset Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

A current asset is

• A)the last asset purchased by a business.
• B)an asset which is currently being used to produce a product or service.
• C)usually found as a separate classification in the income statement.
• D)expected to be converted to cash or used in the business within one year or one operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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Definitions:

Bond Issue

The process by which a company or government raises funds by selling bonds to investors, which then are obliged to pay back with interest.

Cost of Equity

The return a company theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate for the risk they undertake by investing their capital.

Annual Dividend

The total dividend payment a company makes to its shareholders in a single year.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, distributing a portion of the company's earnings.