Net Worth Answers

Which of the following is an example of increasing both current liability and use assets?a.paying off car loan and investing money in retirement fundb.paying down mortgage and putting money in savingsc.selling a motorcycle to pay off a debtd.trading in an old car for a newer car and financing the balance

The Roth family has liquid assets of $10,000, use assets of $150,000 and investment assets of $34,000. They also have liabilities totaling $108,000. If their total liabilities increase by $7,000 over the next year, by how much would the Roth family need to increase their assets in order to have a net worth of $100,000?a.$7,000b.$14,000c.$21,000d.$28,000

The Worthingtons love to travel, so when they retired they sold their house and purchased a motor home valued at $165,000. They tow their car, valued at $32,000 behind their motor home when they travel. The Worthingtons have medical bills totaling $1,300 and a balance of $3,000 on credit cards. Since they invested for retirement, the Worthingtons have $200,000 in investments and an additional $20,000 in their savings account. What is the Worthingtons’ net worth?a.$411,700b.$412,700c.$413,700d.$414,700

Mr. Chavez has assets of $250,000 and liabilities of $18,000. He decides to finance the entire amount of the purchase of a car valued at $26,000. Which of the following is true?a.Mr. Chavez increased his assets.b.Mr. Chavez increased his net worth.c.Mr. Chavez increased both his assets and net worth.d.Mr. Chavez did not increase his assets or his net worth.

Which of the following is a liability?a.bonus paycheckb.credit card balancec.investment fundd.savings account

Which of the following modifications to the list of assets and liabilities below would result in a positive net worth?Home owned $105,000.Mortgage owed $100,000.Car valued at $26,000.Car loan of $22,000.Investment fund of $4,500.Savings of $1,500.Credit card balance of $15,000.a.Lowering mortgage by $1,000.b.Increasing investment fund by $500.c.Adding $100 to savings.d.All of the above.

Which of the following modifications to the list of assets and liabilities below would result in a net worth of $100,000?Recreational Vehicle valued at $110,000.Car valued at $27,000.Medical bills totaling $8,700.Loan balance of $80,000.Savings of $5,000.Retirement fund of $50,000.Credit card balance of $2,300.a.recreational vehicle value decreasing to $100,000b.borrowing $10,000 more in loansc.withdrawing $20,000 from the retirement fundd.adding $1,000 in credit card debt

The following table shows the assets and liabilities of the Chang family in 2007 and 2008.20072008home valued at $315,000home valued at $325,000mortgage of $265,000mortgage of $240,000car valued at $10,000car valued at $6,000car loan of $5,000car loan of $1,000savings of $2,000credit card debt of $1,500Based on the table, which of the following is true?a.From 2007 to 2008, both assets and liabilities decreased.b.From 2007 to 2008, both assets and liabilities increased.c.From 2007 to 2008, assets decreased and liabilities increased.d.From 2007 to 2008, assets increased and liabilities decreased.

The following table shows the assets and liabilities of the Chang family in 2007 and 2008.20072008home valued at $315,000home valued at $325,000mortgage of $265,000mortgage of $240,000car valued at $10,000car valued at $6,000car loan of $5,000car loan of $1,000savings of $2,000credit card debt of $1,500Based on the table, which of the following is true?a.From 2007 to 2008, both assets and liabilities decreased.b.From 2007 to 2008, both assets and liabilities increased.c.From 2007 to 2008, assets decreased and liabilities increased.d.From 2007 to 2008, assets increased and liabilities decreased.

What does a negative net worth indicate?a.Your assets exceed your liabilities.b.Your assets equal your liabilities.c.Your liabilities exceed your assets.d.You have only assets and no liabilities.