Question : Assertion (A): Inventory and pre-paid expenses are not liquid assets.
Reason (R): Liquid assets are those that can quickly be turned into cash or are in the form of cash. Prepaid expenses can be converted into cash, while inventory cannot be transformed into cash quickly. As a result, they are not considered liquid assets.
Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False
Option 4: Both Assertion (A) is False and Reason (R) is False.
Correct Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Solution :
Assets that can be swiftly converted into cash or that are in the form of cash are known as liquid assets. Inventory cannot be immediately changed into cash, but previously paid expenses may. They are therefore not regarded as liquid assets.
Hence option 1 is the correct answer.