Question

A customer has total assets of $436,000 and total liabilities of $314,000. The customer has just signed a contract to buy a new car for $35,000; and will finance it by taking $5,000 from his existing checking account and borrowing the remaining $30,000 from the auto finance company. As a result of this transaction, the customer's net worth will:

Answer 1

Answer:

$122,000

Explanation:

Net worth refers to total assets minus total liabilities.

Therefore, the net worth of this customer can be calculated as follows:

Assets = Existing assets + A new car - Withdraw from existing checking account = $436,000 + $35,000 - $5,000 = $466,000

Liabilities = Existing liabilities + Borrowing from auto fiance company =  $314,000 + $30,000 = $344,000

Net worth = Assets - Liabilities = $466,000 - $344,000 = $122,000.