A business's balance sheet cannot be used to accurately predict what the business might be sold for because

A. it identifies all the revenues and expenses of the business.
B. assets are generally listed on the balance sheet at their historical cost, not their current value.
C. it gives the results of operations for the current period.
D. some of the assets and liabilities on the balance sheet may actually be those of another entity.

Ans: B. assets are generally listed on the balance sheet at their historical cost, not their current value.

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