Required: a. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets? (Hint: for this question,...

 

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Required: a. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets? (Hint: for this question, only include those listed under "Real assets") b. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets for nonfinancial firms in the following table? Assets Real assets Equipment and $ Billion % Total Liabilities and Net Worth Liabilities $ Billion % Total intellectual property Real estate Inventories $ 8,345 16.7% Debt securities $ 7,374 14.8% 14,423 2,724 28.9 Bank loans & mortgages 1,807 3.6 5.5 Other loans 1,932 3.9 Total real assets $ 25,492 51.0% Trade debt 3,086 6.2 Other 9,637 19.3 Total liabilities $ 23,836 47.7% Financial assets Deposits and cash $ 2,333 4.7% Marketable securities 4,059 8.1 Trade and consumer credit 4,075 8.2 Other 14,005 28.0 Total financial assets $ 24,472 TOTAL $ 49,964 49.0% 100.0% Net worth $ 26,128 52.3% $ 49,964 100.0% Balance sheet of U.S. nonfinancial corporations Note: Column sums may differ from total because of rounding error. Source: Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 2021. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required: a. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets? (Hint: for this question, only include those listed under "Real assets") b. What is the ratio of real assets to total assets for nonfinancial firms in the following table? Assets Real assets Equipment and $ Billion % Total Liabilities and Net Worth Liabilities $ Billion % Total intellectual property Real estate Inventories $ 8,345 16.7% Debt securities $ 7,374 14.8% 14,423 2,724 28.9 Bank loans & mortgages 1,807 3.6 5.5 Other loans 1,932 3.9 Total real assets $ 25,492 51.0% Trade debt 3,086 6.2 Other 9,637 19.3 Total liabilities $ 23,836 47.7% Financial assets Deposits and cash $ 2,333 4.7% Marketable securities 4,059 8.1 Trade and consumer credit 4,075 8.2 Other 14,005 28.0 Total financial assets $ 24,472 TOTAL $ 49,964 49.0% 100.0% Net worth $ 26,128 52.3% $ 49,964 100.0% Balance sheet of U.S. nonfinancial corporations Note: Column sums may differ from total because of rounding error. Source: Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 2021. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B