Assets are resources with monetary value that are owned by a business, including tangible objects and intangible rights. Assets provide future benefits and services to help produce other assets or settle liabilities. There are different methods to value assets, such as historical cost which records the original price, and replacement cost which estimates the current cost to replace the asset. For example, fixed assets valued at 20 crore rupees in 2000-01 using historical cost, but were valued at 40 crore rupees in 2010-11 using replacement cost due to market changes.