The Difference Between a Market Value Balance Sheet and a Book

question 76

Multiple Choice

The difference between a market value balance sheet and a book value balance sheet is that a market value balance sheet:

• A)places assets on the right hand side.
• B)places liabilities on the left hand side.
• C)does not equate the right hand with the left hand side.
• D)lists items in terms of market values, not historical costs.
• E)uses the market rate of return.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The financial implication of creating an extra unit of a product or service.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not change with the level of output or production, such as rent or salaries.

Profits

The financial gain realized when the revenue from selling goods or services exceeds the costs, taxes, and expenses involved in its provision.

Efficient Solution

An outcome in which resources are allocated in the most effective manner, maximizing utility or benefit without waste.