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Foundations in Personal Finance-Module 6

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Refers to the financial opportunity that is given up because you choose to do something else with your money.

a)

Trade-off

b)

Opportunity Purchase

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Consumerism

2.

Which of the following is not a form of product positioning?

a)

Shelf positioning

b)

Packaging and color

c)

Financing

d)

Brand recognition

3.

The purpose of advertising is to:

a)

Tease the consumer

b)

Inform the consumer

c)

Persuade the consumer

d)

All of these

4.

The process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers.

a)

Product positioning

b)

Marketing

c)

Financing

d)

Opportunity Cost

5.

Which of the following is not a need?

a)

Housing

b)

Eating Out

c)

Utilities

d)

Food

6.

The promotion of a product or service by identifying it with distinct characteristics; usually associated with public perception, quality or effectiveness.

a)

Product positioning

b)

Branding

c)

Marketing

d)

Consumerism

7.

When a company places an ad and offers no interest on your purchase for three years:

a)

They are not interested in making a profit

b)

They are showing their appreciation to you by giving you free money

c)

The cost of the financing is built into the price of the item

d)

All of these

8.

Zero percent financing is nothing more than a really good marketing tool.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Repetition has proven to be an ineffective marketing technique.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Feeling regret or concern after making a large purchase.

a)

Buyer's Remorse

b)

Consumerism

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Marketing

11.

What is a safe assumption to make regarding companies and their marketing practices?

a)

Companies know that competition is fierce for consumer dollars.

b)

Companies spend millions of dollars and do extensive research on advertising.

c)

Companies use all angles to aggressively compete for your money.

d)

All of these

12.

What concept is best explained by the statement, "Money spent here cannot be spent there"?

a)

Law of diminishing return

b)

Opportunity cost

c)

Significant purchases

d)

Delayed gratification

13.

Identify which method companies are using to compete for your money: TV commercials

a)

Personal selling

b)

Financing

c)

Media

d)

Product positioning

14.

Identify which method companies are using to compete for your money: Reputation for holding its value

a)

Personal selling

b)

Financing

c)

Media

d)

Product positioning

15.

Dave tells the story of a man who bought his dream car, drove it home, but then returned it the next day after some money calculations. This story is an example of:

a)

Brand recognition

b)

"Be backs" in the car business

c)

Buyer's remorse

d)

Opportunity Cost

16.

Identify which method companies are using to compete for your money: "90-days-same-as-cash"

a)

Personal selling

b)

Financing

c)

Media

d)

Product positioning

17.

The amount of stuff a person has is directly related to contentment and happiness.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which is not a "power over purchase" tactic?

a)

Compare your purchase with a friend's

b)

Consider the opportunity cost

c)

Wait overnight

d)

Seek counsel

19.

Which of the following is not a common marketing strategy?

a)

Providing financing options

b)

Repetition

c)

Making the customer do product research

d)

Personal selling

20.

A budget has little effect on a person's financial success unless he or she also develops power over purchase.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A spur-of-the-moment, unplanned decision to buy a product or service.

a)

Impulse buy

b)

Buyer's remorse

c)

Opportunity cost

d)

Consumerism

22.

Which of the following should you consider when making a significant purchase?

a)

Your buying motives

b)

If you can't pay with cash, don't buy it

c)

The opportunity cost

d)

All of these

23.

Young single adults should find an accountability partner with whom to discuss big purchases.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

An economic system based on a free market, profit motive, open competition and private ownership of the means of production.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

25.

To buy an item with credit; paying over time.

a)

Financing

b)

Marketing plan

c)

Consumerism

d)

Opportunity Cost

26.

A good salesperson will answer a question with a question.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Inflation has no effect on your buying power.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The persistent increase in the cost of goods and services or the persistent decline in the buying power of money.

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Marketing

d)

Financing

29.

Never buy something you do not fully understand.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Refers to the public's ability to recall and recognize a brand by its logo, jingles, packaging, etc.

a)

Brand recognition

b)

Market exposure

c)

Product positioning

d)

Competition

31.

An amount of money you spend, usually $300, that causes some pain to part with:

a)

Impulse buy

b)

Financing

c)

Opportunity cost

d)

Significant purchase

32.

Four common marketing tactics are:

a)

Repetition, buyer's remorse, product positioning, significant purchase

b)

Competition, financing, opportunity cost, personal selling

c)

Branding, personal selling, opportunity cost, financing

d)

Personal selling, financing, repetition, product positioning

33.

Teens have cited "friends" as the strongest influence over their purchase decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Identify which method companies are using to compete for your money: Car salesman

a)

Personal selling

b)

Financing

c)

Media

d)

Product positioning

35.

You should never wait overnight before making a big purchase if there is only one item left.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

We live in the most marketed to culture in the history of the world.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

"Caveat emptor" means:

a)

Buy what you want, pay for it later

b)

Buyer beware

c)

Buy here, pay here

d)

Buyer, have fun

38.

Sales 101 teaches you to:

a)

Always just answer the question the customer has

b)

Never try to get more information about what the customer needs

c)

Always answer a question with another question

d)

Never lok the customer in the eye

39.

__________ of the time, a "be back" won't return.

a)

88%

b)

10%

c)

38%

d)

98%

40.

A child born today will see more than ________ advertisements in their life.

a)

50,000

b)

3 billion

c)

1 million

d)

200,000

41.

Repetition is a ______ that works on ________.

a)

Marketing ploy; the weak

b)

Powerful thing; everyone

c)

Way to get your attention; children

d)

Scam; the poor

42.

Apple has associated their entire brand with

a)

Outdated

b)

Coolness

c)

Geekiness

d)

Tiredness

43.

The average household has more televisions than people.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

When you're doing product positioning, ________ matters.

a)

Color

b)

Smell

c)

Touch

d)

Size

45.

If you're setting out an ice box with drinks in it, the best location is where the customer literally runs into it.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

When you're using shelf positioning, the best locations for an adult are:

a)

The bottom two shelves

b)

The top shelf

c)

Right in the middle at eye level

d)

Right below eye level

47.

It's called buyer's remorse when you wake up the next morning and regret a purchase you made.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

If you make a purchase over _______, your body goes through physiological changes.

a)

$1500

b)

$500

c)

$50

d)

$300

49.

The kid who lives inside all of us that throws a temper tantrum when he sees something he wants is called:

a)

Greed

b)

Selfishness

c)

Childishness

d)

Immaturity

50.

________ do what feels good, ________ devise a plan and follow it.

a)

Children; adults

b)

Teenagers; adults

c)

Adults; children

d)

Children; teenagers

51.

We get emotions confused. You can buy ________ but you can't buy ________.

a)

Happiness; fun

b)

Joy; peace

c)

Fun; happiness

d)

Wealth; joy

52.

When you develop a power over purchase, it doesn't matter how much you make, you can win with money.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Don't buy things you don't

a)

Have

b)

Want

c)

Understand

d)

Define

54.

Opportunity cost is the understanding that when you put money in one place, you can't use it somewhere else.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

When seeking developing power over purchase, the last step is to:

a)

Seek the counsel of your spouse (or accountability partner)

b)

Ask your baby sister what she thinks

c)

Base your decision on what the salesperson is telling you

d)

Listen to your gut