Question

asmine Smith owns a condo worth $250,000, a car valued at $15,000, and miscellaneous assets worth $7,500. She owes $190,000 on the condo and $10,000 on the car and has no other debts. Her retirement account, in which she is fully vested, contains $28,000 in mutual funds. She was just insured with a $300,000 term life insurance policy. What are her total liabilities?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total liabilities amounts to $200,000

Explanation:

The total liabilities of Asmine Smith is computed as:

Total Liabilities = Owing on Condo + Owning a Car

where

Owning on Condo is $190,000

Owning a Car is $10,000

Putting the values above:

= $190,000 + $10,000

= $200,000

Note: Sum Insured under the Insurance Policy, is neither a liability nor assets. And Premium paid is an expense, will be treated as Current Assets.