Question

Choose the correct category for the items from Sun Company's perspective.
1) Real Assets
2) Financial Assets
a. Land purchased by Sun Company from a local finance company
b. Sun Company's administration building, which houses the finance department
c. Sun Company's inventories of raw materials
d. Accounts receivable: money owed to Sun Company by other companies who have purchased products on credits
e. Sun Company's corporate checking accounts

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Land purchased by Sun Company from a local finance company

1) REAL ASSETS, the land exists as a physical asset regardless of the company's transaction.

b. Sun Company's administration building, which houses the finance department

1) REAL ASSETS, the building exists as a physical asset regardless of the company's transaction.

c. Sun Company's inventories of raw materials

1) REAL ASSETS, the inventories exists as a physical asset regardless of the company's transaction.

d. Accounts receivable: money owed to Sun Company by other companies who have purchased products on credits

2) FINANCIAL ASSETS, accounts receivable is a financial concept, not a physical asset

e. Sun Company's corporate checking accounts

2) FINANCIAL ASSETS, checks is a financial concept that represent money, not a physical asset