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Economic Factors

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economic factors include all of these except for

a)

Currency fluctuations

b)

Interest rates

c)

Discriminate spending

d)

Economic activity

2.

When economic expansion happens..

a)

Consumer confidence increases

b)

Companies are more likely to save

c)

Income levels may drop

d)

Unemployment is high

3.

What does inflation mean?

a)

Overall output of all goods and services

b)

Production, distribution and buying and selling of products and services

c)

The amount of money people have leftover to spend

d)

Increase and decrease of prices of goods and services in relation to the value of money

4.

When the economy is contracting,

a)

central banks will decrease interest rates

b)

demand for products will increase

c)

customers will borrow less

d)

businesses will earn more

5.

Which of these can cause currency to fluctuate?

a)

Economic speculation

b)

Improvement in competitiveness

c)

Purchase price

d)

Employment rate

6.
As inflation increases every dollar in value increases?
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Amelia traveled to Europe with USD 512.

How much did Amelia have in Euros?

a)

53529.60

b)

645.12

c)

497.69

d)

399.36

8.

How do banks help businesses?

a)

making loans

b)

issuing credit cards

c)

sharing profits

d)

issuing insurance

9.

Payment made for the use of borrowed money is called

a)

Financial Institution

b)

Creditors

c)

Interest

d)

Secured

10.
Something of value that can be claimed by a lender if a loan is not repaid
a)
Property
b)
Creditor
c)
Collateral
d)
Interest
11.

Type of loan that is backed up by something of value.

a)

unsecured

b)

secured

c)

personal loan

d)

debt

12.
Which of the following are considered a financial institution
a)
 a bank 
b)
insurance company
c)
a savings and loan
d)
all of the above
13.

Shareholder owned

a)

Credit Union

b)

Merchant bank

c)

Share market

d)

Commercial bank

14.

Not-for-profit financial cooperatives that are typically small and local.

a)

Credit Union

b)

Bank

c)

Share market

d)

Insurance companies

15.

Which of the following is NOT a source of finance.

a)

Family & Friends

b)

Bank Loan

c)

Business Devil

d)

Government Grant

16.

Which of the following is the most suitable reason for using personal finance?

a)

Insufficient internal sources of finance

b)

Insufficient external sources of finance

c)

There is no interest obligation

d)

To please the owners (shareholders) of a company

17.

Businesses might choose to use external sources of finance because

a)

There are no interest charges

b)

Potential cash flow problems are avoided

c)

There is insufficient retained profit

d)

There is an expected rise in interest rates

18.

Which of the following is NOT a source of external financing for a public limited company

a)

Government grants

b)

Debentures

c)

Retained profits

d)

Share capital

19.

Debentures can best be described as a form of

a)

short-term loan with variable interest rates

b)

Medium-term loan with variable interest rates

c)

Long-term loan with a fixed interest rate

d)

Long term security giving the holder part ownership of the business

20.

Venture capital

a)

requires repayment at a fixed date

b)

is used by startups with growth potential

c)

is low risk

d)

is a source of funding from wealthy investors