In: Accounting
Based on the following data, what is the amount of current
assets?
Accounts payable | $63500 |
Accounts receivable | 97500 |
Cash | 66000 |
Intangible assets | 97500 |
Inventory | 132500 |
Long-term investments | 160000 |
Long-term liabilities | 210500 |
Short-term investments | 77500 |
Notes payable | 56500 |
Property, plant, and equipment | 132000 |
Prepaid insurance | 1900 |
$242900
$375400
$217400
$241000
First of all, let us define what is meant by current aseets. Current assets are the assets of the company that are expected to be conveniently sold, consumed, used or exhausted through normal business operations with in one year. Some of the examples of current aseets are cash, cash equivalents inevntoru, prepaid expense, accounts receivables etc. So in simple words it can be defined as the assets which can be easily convertible to Cash within an year.
In the above questions,
Current assets include,
Accounts receivable. = $ 97,500
Cash. = $ 66,000
Inventory. = $ 132,500
Short term investment = $ 77,500
Prepaid insurance. = $ 1,900
Total. = $ 375,400
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
SUMMARY :
Accounts payable, long term liabilities and notes payable are coming under the liability side of balance sheet and doesn't belong to current assets. Long term investments are the assets of the company which is expected to gain more than one year and doesn't come under current assets. Plant, property and equipment and intangible assets are the fixed assets of the company and doesn't belong to current assets.
Total current assets amounts to $ 375,400.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.