Which option best describes liquidation?

• A. When business assets are sold to pay debts
• B. When debts are forgiven
• C. When profits are distributed to owners
• D. When operations continue with assets

Answer: (A)

Liquidation is about winding up a business by turning its assets into cash to settle debts, with the business typically ceasing operations. Selling assets to pay debts captures the essence of this process: cash raised from those assets is used to pay creditors, and the company closes as part of liquidation. This differs from debt forgiveness (which removes the obligation without converting assets to cash), distributing profits to owners (which happens in ongoing operations, not when winding down), or continuing to operate with the assets (which is the opposite of liquidation). So the best description is the sale of assets to pay debts.