Understanding Net Worth — Quiz Answers

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Colin listed his assets and liabilities on a personal balance sheet. Colin’s Balance Sheet (August 2013) Assets Liabilities cash $1,500 credit card $500 stocks $800 rent $800 car $5,000 car loan $1,200 coin collection $1,200 student loan $5,000 Total Total Which statement is true about the total assets and the total liabilities?

A
The total of the assets cannot be compared to the total of the liabilities.
B
The total of the assets and the liabilities are the same.
C
The total of the assets is less than the total of the liabilities.
D
The total of the assets is greater than the total of the liabilities.
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Brandon owes his brother $120. He has a stamp collection worth $1,250 and he has $300 in a bank account. He also has a skateboard worth $95. Which are Brandon’s assets?

A
the stamp collection, the bank account, and the skateboard
B
the stamp collection and the bank account only
C
the stamp collection only
D
the bank account only
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Julio has a house worth $220,000. He has a $175,000 mortgage. Julio says that in this situation, his asset equity is really only $45,000. Which statement explains whether Julio is correct?

A
Julio is not correct because the same item cannot represent both an asset and a liability.
B
Julio is correct because he can pay $45,000 and have no more liabilities.
C
Julio is not correct because the house cannot be worth more than the mortgage.
D
Julio is correct because the $45,000 equity in the house is the real asset.
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Brenda created this personal balance sheet. Brenda’s Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities jewelry food wages health insurance commission rent bank account tips Total Total Brenda says her assets are definitely greater than her liabilities. Which explains whether Brenda is correct?

A
Brenda is correct because all the items should be in the assets column of the balance sheet.
B
Brenda is not correct because the total value of her assets could be less than the liabilities.
C
Brenda is correct because she has five assets and only three liabilities.
D
Brenda is not correct because she needs to list more liabilities.

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