Which of the following is a 'Cash Equivalent'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is a 'Cash Equivalent'?
A. Short-term, highly liquid investments with maturity 3 months or less
B. Debtors
C. Bank deposits with maturity more than 12 months
D. Inventory
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.

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