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FFA: FBM 21

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A severe drought in a given corn-producing area is most likely to shift the:

a)

supply curve to the right

b)

supply curve to the left

c)

demand curve to the left

d)

demand curve to the right

2.

Which of the following is the best economic explanation of what determines an agricultural product’s price?

a)

Weather

b)

Production

c)

Supply and Demand

d)

Governmental policy

3.

What is the general economic term used to describe the place where buyers and sellers interact?

a)

A market

b)

An exchange

c)

Production

d)

Arbitrage

4.

In business and economics, what you give up in order to do something is called?

a)

an opportunity cost

b)

a sunk cost

c)

a fixed cost

d)

profit

5.

Money owed by you that you have NOT paid yet would be called this on your ‘balance sheet’:

a)

account payable

b)

negative cash flow

c)

current liability

d)

account receivable

6.

A risk-taker in business is:

a)

a hedger

b)

making a poor decision

c)

an entrepreneur

d)

a profit maker

7.

Based on the law of diminishing returns, an added pound of fertilizer in corn production will eventually reduce:

a)

Total corn production

b)

The additional corn produced per additional unit of fertilizer

c)

Profit

d)

Dollar returns

8.

Which of the following would most likely increase the demand for pork chops in a grocery store?

a)

negative publicity about a hamburger ingredient called ‘pink slime’

b)

increase in the price of pork chops

c)

decrease in the price of chicken

d)

increase in the price of charcoal

9.

A farm with multiple enterprises is:

a)

diversifying

b)

specializing

c)

increasing risks

d)

expanding

10.

What is the ‘future value in one year’ of $108 today if the interest rate = 8%?

a)

$108.00

b)

$116.64

c)

$224.64

d)

$100.00

11.

In ag marketing, a basis is typically the difference between:

a)

Two different cash prices in different locations

b)

Two different futures prices

c)

A cash expense and a noncash expense

d)

A futures price and a cash price

12.

If TR = total revenue and Q = output quantity, TR/Q =

a)

Price of the product

b)

Marginal product

c)

Profit per unit of output

d)

Breakeven output

13.

Marginal cost is:

a)

The cost of a marginally profitable activity

b)

The additional cost per additional unit of output

c)

A fixed cost

d)

Typically declining as output is increasing

14.

A firm’s net worth is most readily seen on:

a)

A cash flow statement

b)

A balance sheet

c)

An income statement

d)

An enterprise budget

15.

Which of the following is most likely not a variable input for a corn producer?

a)

Fertilizer

b)

Seed corn

c)

Buildings

d)

Labor

16.

Assets that will be used or sold during the next accounting period are typically said to be of this type:

a)

Expendable

b)

Current

c)

Intermediate

d)

Fixed

17.

If a dairy farmer doubles the number of cows in his/her milking hed, which of the following will likely change the most?

a)

Total fixed cost

b)

Average fixed cost per pound of milk

c)

The price of milk received

d)

Average variable cost per pound of milk

18.

Liquidity is a financial term that relates to how easy it is for a firm to:

a)

Terminate all business operations

b)

Refinance existing loans

c)

Borrow additional money

d)

Convert assets into cash

19.

Increasing diversification by a farmer:

a)

Increases overall risk

b)

Spreads and reduces overall risk

c)

Has no impact on risk

d)

Means they are getting larger (i.e. more acres)

20.

Crop insurance protects the producer against:

a)

a possible crop loss

b)

creditors

c)

declining crop prices

d)

a and c

21.

A volatile market is one with:

a)

steady returns

b)

many irate consumers

c)

much governmental intervention

d)

highly variable prices

22.

What is another term for interest expense owed?

a)

accrued interest expense

b)

a current asset

c)

a long-term liability

d)

a non-current liability

23.

If a cattle producer can gain $1.00/cwt by doing a better job of marketing 400 head of cattle each weighing 1200 pounds (i.e. 11 cwt), how much have they added to their total revenue?

a)

$48,000

b)

$1,200

c)

$480

d)

$4,800

24.

If a firm is maximizing its profits, it will most likely be doing which of the following?

a)

maximizing output

b)

using the least costly combination of resources for producing the desired level of output

c)

minimizing total costs

d)

paying no income taxes

25.

In studying consumer purchasing behavior in economics, utility means:

a)

sources of energy

b)

satisfaction

c)

practicality

d)

dependability

26.

Spreading and reducing risk by a farmer would most likely be associated with which of the following:

a)

expanding the size of their specialty operation

b)

hiring more labor

c)

adding a new enterprise to the operation

d)

purchasing more inputs

27.

If a corn farmer has total fixed costs per acre of $200, variable costs of $3 per bushel, and the price of corn is $4 per bushel, what is the farmer’s breakeven yield per acre (in bushels)?

a)

50 bu/acre

b)

66.67 bu/acre

c)

28.57 bu/acre

d)

200 bu/acre

28.

A debt obligation that must be paid within one year is known as:

a)

current liability

b)

a current asset

c)

an intermediate liability

d)

a cash outflow

29.

Which of the following costs is most likely to decrease with increases in output?

a)

Total fixed costs

b)

Average fixed costs

c)

Total variable costs

d)

a and c

30.

Which of the following is an example of a noncurrent liability?

a)

farm machinery

b)

loan on feeder livestock

c)

loan on farm machinery

d)

prepaid expense

31.

The business organization that limits individual liability.

a)

Partnership

b)

Operating Agreements

c)

Sole proprietorship

d)

Corporation

32.

Another term which has the same meaning as owner’s equity is?

a)

net worth

b)

net farm income

c)

total asset value

d)

total liabilities

33.

Which financial statement lists the value of farm assets and liabilities on a specified date?

a)

Balance sheet

b)

Income statement

c)

Statement of owner's equity

d)

Statement of cash flows

34.

What is principal?

a)

The actual amount of money borrowed from the dealer.

b)

The total amount of money you pay to the lender.

c)

The present value.

d)

The amount of money left over.

35.

A farmer budgets corn production assuming an expected yield of 170 bushels per acre, total variable input costs of $475 and cash rent of $200 per acre. What is the per bushel break-even price needed to cover total input costs and cash rent? Round to the nearest penny.

a)

$4.21

b)

$3.87

c)

$3.97

d)

4.01

36.

The most common form of farm/ranch business organization is a

a)

Sole Proprietorship.

b)

Partnership.

c)

Limited Liability Company.

d)

Corporation.

37.

An owner of a corporation is also called a stockholder

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Cooperatives allow farmers and ranchers to gain market power by combining their resources.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

A farm has current assets of $75,000, non-current assets of $4,750,000 and liabilities of $4,500,000. What is the value of this farm’s net worth?

a)

$4,825,000

b)

$250,000

c)

$325,000

d)

$75,000

40.

Supply and Demand determine the market price of an item.

a)

True

b)

False