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Income and Wealth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are examples of income

a)

Pension fund

b)

Savings

c)

Salary

d)

Shares

e)

Welfare benefits

2.

Wealth is best defined as...

a)

The total income an individual generates

b)

The value of savings and property

c)

The value of all capital stock held

d)

How much money an individual has

3.

A tax on income is best described as:

a)

An indirect tax

b)

Income tax

c)

A direct tax

d)

VAT

4.

How is income and wealth redistributed

a)

By having different entry/skill requirements for jobs

b)

Through choice of how to spend/invest earnings

c)

Through taxation

d)

Through population migration

5.

Sam has a salary of £2,000 per month. He has savings of £10,000. In addition to this he has saved £3,000 into a pension fund. He earned £50 interest last month. His wealth is:

a)

£15,050

b)

£10,000

c)

£15,000

d)

£13,000

6.

Complete the sentence. The richest 20% own..

a)

40% of total wealth

b)

50% of total wealth

c)

60% of total wealth

d)

70% of total wealth

7.

Which of the following are consequences of inequality

a)

Poverty

b)

Enterprise

c)

Poor health

d)

Economic growth

8.

According to the Forbes rich list 2019, the wealthiest individual last year was..

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Warren Buffett

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

9.

This terms describes the income received from shares.

a)

Interest

b)

Dividend

c)

Capital

d)

Stock

10.

Tom has a salary of £40,000 per annum. He pays £7,000 in tax. He also owns property worth £250,000. What is his net income?

a)

£40,000

b)

£47,000

c)

£33,000

d)

£290,000