Intangible assets derived mostly from human capital are on the rise, according to the advisory firm Ocean Tomo. A study of the Standard and Poors' 500 index from 1975 to 2015 demonstrated a 17 percent increase in market value of intangible assets over this time period. Companies such as Stryker get 70 percent of its value from intangibles. Intangible assets are
A. land.
B. money.
C. equipment.
D. non-physical.
Answer: D
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