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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
A legal document that establishes ownership in a(n):
acceptance
deed
lien
title
When interest rates are high, the average consumer will:
buy less
not change spending patterns
buy nothing at all
save less
Which one of the following is money paid by one former spouse to support the other?
child support
property settlement
alimony
divorce decree
With _______, the bank deducts payments form your account and transfers them to the appropriate companies.
automatic teller machines
automatic bill payment
direct deposit
credit cards
A blueprint or plan for managing all aspects of a person's money is called:
a focus plan
financial planning
architectural management
an undesirable financial burden
A corporation's net, or after-tax, earnings divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock is a measurement of a company's performance referred to as:
earnings per share
current yield
price-earnings (PE) ration
dividend
Which of the following accounts is the most liquid?
savings account
certificate of deposit
money market account
checking account
You will receive greatest gain on your principal if interest is compounded
daily
semiannually
annually
quarterly
A labeling method that indicates the freshness, or shelf life, of a perishable product is:
unit pricing
contract
open dating
warranty
What does HMO stand for?
Hospitalization and Medical Organization
Health and Medical Organization
Health Medical Organization
Health Maintenance Organization
Earning a degree at a four-year college is a ___________ goal for a high school sophomore.
short-term
long-term
mid-term
future financial
What is the time value of money?
the value of time in inflation
the amount of the dividend divided by the time invested
the time that it takes coins to increase in value
the increase of an amount of money due to earned interests or dividends
One example of non-taxable income is:
salary
child support
interest earned on savings
dividends earned on stocks
The sales tax is an example of which type of tax?
regressive
progressive
excise
proportional
The first step for financial planning is:
determining and evaluating choices
organizing financial resources to achieve financial goals
prioritizing choice to make money go as far as possible
avoiding money worries by eliminating careless and wasterful spending
___________ is not a commodity sold on the futures market.
Coal
Corn
Beef
Stock
The _______ is the legally established ownership of a home.
lien
deed
title
mortgage
Because of an error in the pricing bar code, everyone who bought a pair of jeans at a nationwide clothing store last month was overcharged by three dollars. The legal action that would be most appropriate in this case would be:
a class action lawsuit
arbitration
negotiation
mediation
The __________ endorsement on a paycheck is the safest for the consumer.
blank
special
restrictive
two-party
___________ can solve a sudden need for cash with a pre-established amount amount that can be borrowed on demand with no collateral.
Line of credit
Deferred billing
Collateral
Overdraft protection
Retirement planning should ideally begin_________.
a few years before retirement
when all debts are paid off
when kids go off to college
when the first paycheck is received
The practice of pressuring consumers to buy a more expensive product than what they had intended is called:
jumping prices
trading up
misrepresentation
inflating prices
A type of financial fraud in which people pay to join an organization in exchange for the right to sell memberships to others is called a :
square scheme
a pyramid scheme
geometric scheme
circle scheme
On-the-job training is an example of:
formal education
natural education
informal education
self-education
If an hourly worker makes $15 per hour and earns time and a half for overtime, who much is the per hour pay for overtime if the employee works 40 regular hours and 6 overtime hours?
$25
$22.50
$735
$135
Taxable income is used to compute:
exemptions
capital gains
income tax
deductions
The purpose of is Form W-4 is to _____________.
to allow the employee to participate in a tax-deferred savings plan
to document refund or figure a balance due to the IRS each year
to allow the employer to withhold federal income taxes from an employee's wages
to itemize how much money was earned by an employee and how much was withheld and sent to the IRS
When preparing a budget, you need to focus mostly on your:
net income
gross income
disposable income
taxable income
A person's ______ is a measure of the amount of money coming in versus the amount going out.
cash flow
allowance
income statement
debt ratio
Which one of the following would be a monthly fixed expense for budgeting purposes?
magazine subscription
electricity bill
rent
gifts
A budget that shows a surplus means that ______.
more money was spent on entertainment than orginally planned
less was spent than what was earned
you received a cut in pay
spent money budgeted for emergencies on car repairs
The time value of money refers to:
increases in an amount of money as a result of interest
financial decisions that require borrowing funds form a financial institution
personal opportunity costs such as time lost on an activity
changes in interest rates due to changes in supply and demand for money in our economy
Setting funds aside for long-term goals is _________.
marketing
investing
planning
savings
Stocks in young, often small corporations that have higher overall risk than stocks of successful, long-established companies are called:
emerging stocks
defensive stocks
blue chip stocks
growth stocks
The total interest earned on $100 for three years at % (compounded annually) would be roughly:
$21
$131
$31
$41
An increase in the value of a stock over time is called a(n)
dividend
yield
capital gain
investment
You must file your tax return by this date every eyar.
April 15
June 1
January 1
December 31
Items purchased on the spur of the moment is referred to as _______.
impulse buying
sight buying
quick buying
on site buying
Which one of the following would be a reliable research tool for purchasing a dishwasher?
eBay
Consumer Reports
Kelley Blue Book
Edmunds
This form of insurance provides protection against losses from injury to people or property resulting from the products, services, or actions of a business?
personal property insurance
liability insurance
warranty
malpractice insurance
A general rise in the level of prices for goods and services over time is referred to as ___________.
recession
inflation
liquidity
deflation
Which one of the following will likely result in lower insurance costs?
purchase an individual plan rather than a group plan
pay your premiums monthly rather than yearly
choose a lower deductible
buy more than one type of insurance from the same company
A(n) _______ should be asked for by your bank if a check is lost or stolen.
overdraft protection
a stop payment order
fraud prevention form
copies of cancelled checks
Which one of the following are checks for which you pay in advance and if they are lost or stolen, the company from whom you brought these checks will replace them?
traveler's checks
outstanding checks
canceled checks
negotiable checks
Whether you have the financial ability to repay your debt goes toward determining this "C" of credit:
character
commitment
capital
capacity
Excercising good credit management means:
using credit for at least 80 percent of your purchases
following an individual plan for using credit wisely
always getting someone to cosign your loans
never using credit under any circumstances
The 25 day time period in which new credit card purchases can be paid off when there is no previous balance, without being charged interest is the _________.
grace period
overdrawn period
rest period
accumulation period
The agencies who provide free credit reports for consumers are:
TransUnion, FTC, FDIC
Equifax, TransUnion, Experian
SEC, FTC, FCRA
Equifax, FirstUnion, Exposure
Chapter 7 bankruptcy relieves an individual from debts arising from __________.
student loans
consumer credit debt
alimony
child support
The unpaid portion of a loan is called:
rate
principal
equity
collateral
