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Principles of Business

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Things that are necessary for survival

a)

Wants

b)

Human Resources

c)

Needs

d)

Capital Resources

2.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

Supply is the quantity of a product or service that businesses are willing and able to provide at a particular price.

b)

Demand is the quantity of a product or service that businesses are willing and able to buy at a particular price.

c)

Supply is the quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a particular price.

3.

A business that sells goods and services directly to the public.

a)

Retailer

b)

Wholesaler

c)

Processor

d)

Manufacturer

4.

This type of endorsement limits the use of the check to the purpose given in the endorsement.

a)

Special

b)

Restrictive

c)

Blank

5.

A business whose main purpose is to provide a service rather than to make a profit. For example: Hondo Athletic Booster Association or Hondo Band Boosters

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Non-Profit Corporation

d)

Sole Proprietorship

6.

A business owned by only one person.

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Non-Profit Corporation

d)

Sole Proprietorship

7.

A written contract granting permission to sell someone else's product or service in a prescribed manner, over a certain period of time, and in a specified territory. Examples in Hondo: Dairy Queen, Radio Shack

a)

Corporation

b)

Franchise

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Non-Profit Partnership

8.

The tools, equipment, and building that are used to produce goods and services.

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Capital Resources

d)

Economic Resources

9.

A business owned and managed by a small group, often not more than two or three people. They share the profits, losses, risks, and rewards.

a)

Corporation

b)

Non-Profit Corporation

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Partnership

10.

The Basic Economic Problem is the conflict between unlimited wants and limited resources. What is another word for that?

a)

Scarcity

b)

Services

c)

Needs

d)

Wants

11.

An organization that you can contact if you fail to receive what you think is fair in regard to a sale.

a)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

b)

Warranty Information

c)

Better Business Bureau

d)

National Bureau of Standards

12.

People who work to produce goods and services.

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Capital Resources

d)

Economic Resources

13.

Things not necessary for survival but which add comfort and pleasure to your life.

a)

Needs

b)

Wants

c)

Human Resources

d)

Capital Resources

14.

Hours Worked multiplied by the Hourly Rate. This also includes overtime pay, commissions, and bonuses, and any other amounts before any other deductions are made.

a)

Net Pay

b)

Unearned Pay

c)

Gross Pay

d)

Dividend Pay

15.

If a person owns a share of ______________ in a business, the profits they receive are called _____________.

a)

Dividend, Cash

b)

Stock, Cash

c)

Dividend, Stocks

d)

Stock, Dividends

16.

The form that an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year. It reports an employees annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his/her paycheck.

a)

W-2 Form

b)

W-4 Form

c)

1040 EZ Form

d)

IRS Form

17.

The amount held from employee wages depending on your gross pay, marital status, and number of dependents. There is a table the employer uses that has the specified amount on it.

a)

Social Security Tax

b)

Federal Withholding Tax

c)

Medicare Tax

d)

Income Tax

18.

This type of shopping means examining price, quality, and services associated with one product with those of another product.

a)

Convenience

b)

Comparison

c)

Impulse

d)

Fraud

19.

A business owned by a number of people and operated under written permission from the state in which it is located.

a)

Partnership

b)

Non-Profit Corporation

c)

Franchise

d)

Corporation

20.

Income that is made from "non working." It is income that you make on investments such as savings accounts or rent houses.

a)

Gross Income

b)

Net Income

c)

Unearned Income

d)

None of the Above

21.

An income tax return that single or joint filers (with no dependents) can use. Requirements are that they must earn a yearly taxable income of less than $100,000 and have interest income (from investments) of no more than $1,500.

a)

1040

b)

1040 EZ

c)

W-2

d)

W-4

22.

This tax was created under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and is the amount taken from a contributor's earnings that covers support for retired workers, those on disability, and individuals who are entitled to survivorship benefits (individuals of a deceased family member who was the primary breadwinner). It is normally 6.20% of your gross pay.

a)

Social Security Tax

b)

Medicare Tax

c)

Federal Withholding Tax

23.

The amount of money that an employee actually gets (takes home) after all the taxes are deducted.

a)

Gross Pay

b)

Net Pay

c)

W-4 Pay

d)

Not Much Pay

24.

Custom-based, directed, private are all examples of this

a)

Rights of Consumers

b)

Capitalism

c)

Economic Systems

25.

A tax form prepared by an employee for an employer indicating the employee's dependents and Social Security Number, and enabling the employer to determine the amount of federal withholding to be withheld for the employee. The employee fills it out on the first day of employment.

a)

W-4

b)

W-2

c)

1040 EZ

d)

None of the Above

26.

The bank's "account number" with the Federal Reserve System that is encoded on the bottom left of a check.

a)

Sending Number

b)

Routing Number

c)

State Security Number

27.

The amount of money a person earns - per hour worked.

a)

Gross Pay

b)

Net Pay

c)

Commission Pay

d)

Hourly Rate

28.

A tax deducted from the wages of every legally working American that is used to pay for the Medicare program. 1.45% of your gross pay.

a)

Social Security Tax

b)

Federal Withholding Tax

c)

Medicare Tax

d)

Income Tax

29.

A form or booklet for recording deposits and checks and keeping the balance of your checking account.

a)

Check Register

b)

Signature Card

c)

Debit Card Entry

30.

The desire to work hard and be creative to earn a higher profit.

a)

Workplace Anxiety

b)

Profit Motive

c)

Income Positivity

31.

The bank's official record of who is authorized to withdraw money from a specific account.

a)

Debit Card

b)

Signature Card

c)

Credit Card

d)

Visa Card

32.

Often called "full-service banks" - they offer a wide range of financial services such as checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans.

a)

Savings and Loans

b)

Credit Union

c)

Commercial Bank

d)

Mortgage Company

33.

A type of endorsement where you endorse the check and then you sign it over to another person.

a)

Special

b)

Restrictive

c)

Blank

34.

A nationwide bank set up by our federal government to supervise and regulate member banks in order to help the banks serve the public efficiently.

a)

Commercial Bank System (CBS)

b)

Bank of America System

c)

Consumer Finance Company

d)

Federal Reserve System

35.

This type of buying is not good! Example: don't go to HEB when you're hungry.

a)

Comparison

b)

Convenience

c)

Impulse

d)

Fraud

36.

A type of endorsement where just one person signs their name on the back of the check.

a)

Special

b)

Restrictive

c)

Blank

37.

This shows the changes in the average prices of goods and services bought by consumers over a period of time.

a)

Better Business Bureau

b)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

c)

Warranty Information

d)

National Bureau of Standards

38.

The rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services to buyers.

a)

Competition

b)

Profit

c)

Custom-Based Economy

d)

Planned Economy

39.

An establishment for enterprise that supplies goods and/or services in exchange for payment in some form.

a)

Private Enterprise System

b)

Competition

c)

Business

d)

Public Enterprise System

40.

The money left from sales after subtracting all the costs of operating a business.

a)

Profit

b)

Expenses

c)

Cost

d)

Assets