Question

Define liquidity. Rank the following assets in terms of liquidity, from most to least liquid: money market mutual fund, savings account, corporate stock, dollar bill, house, gold bar, checking account.

Answer 1

Answer:

Liquidity: amount of cash or cash equivalents and its primary feature of converting quickly into money without losing any of it current value.

1)_ Dollar bill

2)_ Saving account

3)_ Checking account

4)_ Gold bar

5)_ Corporate stock

6)_ Money market mutual fund

7)_ House

Explanation:

To begin with, the liquidity is the feature of those assets to converting the most quickly as possible in cash and therefore the the most liquid asset is properly the dollar bill and the less liquid asset is the house due to the fact that it could take years to sell by a proper offer and becoming actual cash. In conclusion, it works that way with all the other assets, the liquidity of each one is higher or lower depending on the quickness of converting into cash.