Consider the relative liquidity of the following assets:

a. The funds in a money market account

b. A $20 bill

c. A bond issued by a publicly traded company

d. Your car

Required:

Write down the assets in order of their liquidity, from most liquid to least liquid.

1. A $20 bill

2. A bond issued by a publicly traded company

3. The funds in a money market account

4. Your car

Explanation:

Liquidity means that how easily an asset can be converted into cash.

1. Currency is the most liquid means of medium of exchange, so $20 bill is highly liquid asset.

2. A publicly traded bond can be converted into cash within a couple of days, so it is second most liquid asset.

3. The funds invested in the money market can be withdrawn within agreed period of time which can be in months or days so it can be at seconf or third most liquid asset.

4. A car can take more than a month to locate a customer to sell it at appropriate price so it is the least liquid asset.