Which of the following is an asset?

Which of the following is an asset?

• A. Sales transactions
• B. Vendor invoices
• C. Inventory
• D. Liabilities

Answer: (C)

An asset is something a company owns that is expected to bring future economic benefits. Inventory fits because it consists of goods the company owns and intends to sell (or uses to produce goods), and it will be converted into cash or revenue in the normal course of business. On the balance sheet, inventory is recorded as a current asset. The other items are not assets: a sales transaction is an event that affects revenue and cash or receivables, a vendor invoice creates a liability (amounts owed to suppliers), and liabilities are obligations, not owned resources.

An asset is something a company owns that is expected to bring future economic benefits. Inventory fits because it consists of goods the company owns and intends to sell (or uses to produce goods), and it will be converted into cash or revenue in the normal course of business. On the balance sheet, inventory is recorded as a current asset. The other items are not assets: a sales transaction is an event that affects revenue and cash or receivables, a vendor invoice creates a liability (amounts owed to suppliers), and liabilities are obligations, not owned resources.