An Increase in Total Assets

question 40

Multiple Choice

An increase in total assets:

• A)means that net working capital is also increasing.
• B)requires an investment in non-current assets.
• C)means that shareholders' equity must also increase.
• D)must be offset by an equal increase in liabilities and shareholders' equity.
• E)can only occur when a firm has positive net income.

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Definitions:

Autotrophs

Organisms that produce their own food from inorganic substances, like carbon dioxide and water, typically through photosynthesis.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other living things, unable to synthesize their own food.

Peptidoglycan

A complex polymer found in the cell walls of bacteria that provides structural support and protection.

Gram-positive

Refers to bacteria that retain the crystal violet dye used in Gram staining, indicating a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls.