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What is the difference between assets and liquid assets?

A
All assets represent money, but only liquid assets can be easily turned into spendable money and used to pay debts.
B
An asset represents a credit or a positive value, while a liquid asset represents a debit or a negative value.
C
Assets are money gained from your job, while liquid assets are money gained from sources such as investments or inheritances.
D
An asset is owned by you alone, while a liquid asset is shared among several people, such as a married couple or a group of investors.
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Which of the following is a liability?

A
bonus paycheck
B
credit card balance
C
investment fund
D
savings account
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Over the period of a year, Julie’s net worth decreased. Which of the following could be true?

A
Julie’s assets and liabilities decreased by the same amount.
B
Julie’s assets and liabilities increased by the same amount.
C
Julie’s assets increased by more than her liabilities.
D
Julie’s assets decreased by more than her liabilities.
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The Svensons find a refrigerator valued at $2,300 on sale for $1,900. They decided to withdraw $500 from savings to use as a down payment on the purchase of the refrigerator and took out a loan to pay the balance. Choose the true statement.

A
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,400.
B
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,800.
C
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,900.
D
The Svensons’ assets increased by $2,300.
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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 fund
B
paying down mortgage and putting money in savings
C
selling a motorcycle to pay off a debt
D
trading in an old car for a newer car and financing the balance
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The Svensons find a refrigerator valued at $2,300 on sale for $1,900. They decided to withdraw $500 from savings to use as a down payment on the purchase of the refrigerator and took out a loan to pay the balance. Choose the true statement.

A
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,400.
B
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,800.
C
The Svensons’ assets increased by $1,900.
D
The Svensons’ assets increased by $2,300.
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Which of the following increases liabilities but not assets?

A
Taking out a loan to buy a new car
B
Taking out a loan to go on vacation
C
Using a credit card to buy a computer
D
Paying off a student loan
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In order to reduce their debt, the Johnsons sold some real estate property valued at $165,000 for $143,000. They paid off a loan balance of $100,000 and put the rest in savings. Which of the following is a true statement?

A
The Johnsons increased their liabilities.
B
The Johnsons increased their liquid assets.
C
The Johnsons increased their net worth.
D
The Johnsons increased their use assets.
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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.
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The amount of money in a savings account is an example of which of the following?

A
investment asset
B
liquid asset
C
long term asset
D
use asset

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