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WorksheetsFFA: FBM 21
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
A severe drought in a given corn-producing area is most likely to shift the:
supply curve to the right
supply curve to the left
demand curve to the left
demand curve to the right
Which of the following is the best economic explanation of what determines an agricultural product’s price?
Weather
Production
Supply and Demand
Governmental policy
What is the general economic term used to describe the place where buyers and sellers interact?
A market
An exchange
Production
Arbitrage
In business and economics, what you give up in order to do something is called?
an opportunity cost
a sunk cost
a fixed cost
profit
Money owed by you that you have NOT paid yet would be called this on your ‘balance sheet’:
account payable
negative cash flow
current liability
account receivable
A risk-taker in business is:
a hedger
making a poor decision
an entrepreneur
a profit maker
Based on the law of diminishing returns, an added pound of fertilizer in corn production will eventually reduce:
Total corn production
The additional corn produced per additional unit of fertilizer
Profit
Dollar returns
Which of the following would most likely increase the demand for pork chops in a grocery store?
negative publicity about a hamburger ingredient called ‘pink slime’
increase in the price of pork chops
decrease in the price of chicken
increase in the price of charcoal
A farm with multiple enterprises is:
diversifying
specializing
increasing risks
expanding
What is the ‘future value in one year’ of $108 today if the interest rate = 8%?
$108.00
$116.64
$224.64
$100.00
In ag marketing, a basis is typically the difference between:
Two different cash prices in different locations
Two different futures prices
A cash expense and a noncash expense
A futures price and a cash price
If TR = total revenue and Q = output quantity, TR/Q =
Price of the product
Marginal product
Profit per unit of output
Breakeven output
Marginal cost is:
The cost of a marginally profitable activity
The additional cost per additional unit of output
A fixed cost
Typically declining as output is increasing
A firm’s net worth is most readily seen on:
A cash flow statement
A balance sheet
An income statement
An enterprise budget
Which of the following is most likely not a variable input for a corn producer?
Fertilizer
Seed corn
Buildings
Labor
Assets that will be used or sold during the next accounting period are typically said to be of this type:
Expendable
Current
Intermediate
Fixed
If a dairy farmer doubles the number of cows in his/her milking hed, which of the following will likely change the most?
Total fixed cost
Average fixed cost per pound of milk
The price of milk received
Average variable cost per pound of milk
Liquidity is a financial term that relates to how easy it is for a firm to:
Terminate all business operations
Refinance existing loans
Borrow additional money
Convert assets into cash
Increasing diversification by a farmer:
Increases overall risk
Spreads and reduces overall risk
Has no impact on risk
Means they are getting larger (i.e. more acres)
Crop insurance protects the producer against:
a possible crop loss
creditors
declining crop prices
a and c
A volatile market is one with:
steady returns
many irate consumers
much governmental intervention
highly variable prices
What is another term for interest expense owed?
accrued interest expense
a current asset
a long-term liability
a non-current liability
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?
$48,000
$1,200
$480
$4,800
If a firm is maximizing its profits, it will most likely be doing which of the following?
maximizing output
using the least costly combination of resources for producing the desired level of output
minimizing total costs
paying no income taxes
In studying consumer purchasing behavior in economics, utility means:
sources of energy
satisfaction
practicality
dependability
Spreading and reducing risk by a farmer would most likely be associated with which of the following:
expanding the size of their specialty operation
hiring more labor
adding a new enterprise to the operation
purchasing more inputs
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)?
50 bu/acre
66.67 bu/acre
28.57 bu/acre
200 bu/acre
A debt obligation that must be paid within one year is known as:
current liability
a current asset
an intermediate liability
a cash outflow
Which of the following costs is most likely to decrease with increases in output?
Total fixed costs
Average fixed costs
Total variable costs
a and c
Which of the following is an example of a noncurrent liability?
farm machinery
loan on feeder livestock
loan on farm machinery
prepaid expense
The business organization that limits individual liability.
Partnership
Operating Agreements
Sole proprietorship
Corporation
Another term which has the same meaning as owner’s equity is?
net worth
net farm income
total asset value
total liabilities
Which financial statement lists the value of farm assets and liabilities on a specified date?
Balance sheet
Income statement
Statement of owner's equity
Statement of cash flows
What is principal?
The actual amount of money borrowed from the dealer.
The total amount of money you pay to the lender.
The present value.
The amount of money left over.
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.
$4.21
$3.87
$3.97
4.01
The most common form of farm/ranch business organization is a
Sole Proprietorship.
Partnership.
Limited Liability Company.
Corporation.
An owner of a corporation is also called a stockholder
True
False
Cooperatives allow farmers and ranchers to gain market power by combining their resources.
True
False
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?
$4,825,000
$250,000
$325,000
$75,000
Supply and Demand determine the market price of an item.
True
False
