If a business buys too many assets, what is the advised approach?

• A. Lease Equipment / Rent Buildings
• B. Buy more assets
• C. Sell assets
• D. Do nothing

Answer: (A)

When a business has more assets than it needs, the aim is to regain flexibility and conserve cash. Leasing equipment and renting buildings lets you use what you need without tying up large amounts of money in owned assets. This reduces upfront costs, preserves liquidity, and makes it easier to scale up or down if demand changes. Buying more assets would just worsen the overstock problem and raise ongoing costs, while selling assets reduces capacity, and doing nothing keeps inefficiencies and carrying costs. Leasing provides the balance of access and flexibility that fits a situation of over-accumulated assets.