WorksheetsEPF 1st Semester Exam
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
You should be able to measure progress toward achieving a goal.
True
False
Failing to act is not considered a bad decision made by a person since the person did not complete the 3 stages of the management process.
True
False
Money, time, and equipment are examples of human resources.
True
False
People expect individuals, businesses, and governments to behave ethically at all times, even if a person might have an unfortunate or bad experience.
True
False
Values vary among people and always change over time.
True
False
Needs and wants do not change over time.
True
False
Financial goals change over time.
True
False
If your net worth is negative, try to increase your liabilities.
True
False
Your needs and wants change as you grow physically, mentally, and emotionally.
True
False
An opportunity cost remains the same regardless of who makes the decision.
True
False
Consumer choices create market demand, which largely determines which goods and services businesses will produce and sell.
True
False
Compared with other mixed economies, the United States has a lot of government involvement.
True
False
Governments do not experience scarcity because its resources exceed the needs and wants of its citizens.
True
False
The concept of competition of a market economy is at its best when businesses can provide the best quality product at the lowest possible price.
True
False
Price and supply are inversely related to each other, while price and demand are directly related to each other.
True
False
One of the first steps the Federal Reserve Board takes to address an economic slowdown is to increase the discount rate to make credit available at a lower cost and encourage businesses to expand and consumer to buy more goods and services.
True
False
The labor force is composed of people, age 18 and over, who are employed or looking for and able to work.
True
False
Cost-push inflation is triggered by an increase in the price of widely used products.
True
False
A customer that chooses to eat at a restaurant with higher prices and better customer service is a great example of price competition.
True
False
Some workers choose to be underemployed regardless of current economic conditions.
True
False
The government can enact policies that make a bad situation worse.
True
False
To be useful and meaningful in an economy, money must have five properties at all times.
True
False
Which of the following is a to be goal?
Attending a concert
Popularity
Visiting a foreign country
Buying a car
Marginal analysis measure _____.
the added benefit, versus the added cost, of one more unit of a product
the cost of scarce resources
the opportunity cost
the costs against the benefits of a decision
A person that wants to learn how to play the piano with no prior knowledge or experience is setting a _____.
to do goal
to be goal
long term goal
to have goal
A person that must first graduate high school before achieving their goal of graduating college has a(n) _____.
conflicting goal
unrealistic goal
possible goal
interdependent goal
What is the process of organizing and using your resources to achieve predetermined objectives?
Management
Investing
Financial Security
Opportunity Cost
Which of the following is NOT considered a human resource?
Knowledge
Capital
Motivation
Energy
The marginal benefit of using each additional unit of something tends to ___ as the quantity used ___.
increase, decreases
decrease, stays the same
decrease, increases
stay the same, increases
Which budget expense and financial activity are correctly matched?
Fixed Expense: paying $800 a month for rent.
Fixed Expense: spending more than $500 in groceries each month.
Variable Expense: paying $125 monthly on car insurance.
Variable Expense: paying $1,000 a month for a mortgage loan.
Which of the following is an example of paying yourself first in a given budget period?
Paying at least more than the minimum amount due each month on a credit card bill.
Having 10% of each paycheck directly deposited into a savings account.
Putting aside money every week to treat yourself to dinner and a movie.
Having your bills automatically taken out of your checking account each month.
What is NOT considered for a budget?
Expected Income
Goals
Assets
Expenses
While shopping for a budgeted and needed bathing suit, a person finds that winter leather jackets are on sale for 50% off. The person has two good winter jackets. In this case, which financial guideline should be used to determine whether to purchase the jacket?
Merchandise bought on sale stretches available money.
Impulse buying does not save money.
Buying items in the off season is a smart consumer strategy.
Consumers should look for bargains as a way to make purchases.
Pay yourself first means _____.
do not volunteer your time to charities
request a raise in pay every year
budget for savings before you budget for spending
reduce your expenses
An individual, who earns $36,000 a year, has total assets of $156,000 and total liabilities of $85,000. The net worth of this individual is _____.
$71,000
$49,000
$192,000
$234,000
When a person has a balanced budget, the _____.
net income = disposable income
total income = total expenses - savings
total expenses = savings
total expenses + savings = total income
A person should consider paying her monthly bills automatically from her checking account because it _____.
makes it easier to pay the bills on time each month
eliminates the need for maintaining a monthly budget
makes more money available for her to spend
ensure that her account will never be overdrawn
All financial goals should
be solely based on current needs.
be achieved in less than five years.
have target dates for achievement.
have the approval of a financial advisor.
Departure of children from the home, peak earnings, and elderly parents characterizes which stage of the family life cycle
Expanding
Developing
Launching
Aging
A person budgeted $200 to pay his credit card bill. When the bill arrived, it was for $300. A financially literate person would pay
only the extra $100 this month.
only the budgeted $200 this month.
only $150 now and the $150 balance next month.
$300 and reduce budgeted variable expeneses by $100 this month.
Which is the most difficult budget item for a person to change?
Monthly savings
Discretionary expenses
Fixed expenses
Variable expenses
An individual spends $50 to purchase a new winter jacket. All of the other ways the person could have spent the money is an example of a(n) _____.
scarcity
demand
trade-off
opportunity cost
A high school student turns down an after school job so they can attend soccer practices with the team. This is an example of what?
Trade-off
Opportunity Cost
Supply
Demand
Which of the following is NOT an economic challenge common to all societies?
What and how much to produce.
Profit from products.
How to make the products.
Who wants the products.
When the demand and supply curves are relatively balanced, the market is said to be in _____.
equilibrium
equality performance
surplus
deficit
What is the opportunity cost of choosing to join the school's mentoring program that matches students with mentors in a chosen career field?
The other ways you could have spent that time.
The money that you could have earned working.
The cost of buying clothing to fit in at the mentor's workplace.
Making contacts in a career field that interests you.
When demand is greater than supply, the price ___; when supply is greater than demand, the price ___.
rises; rises
falls; rises
rises; falls
falls; falls
What is the difference between a need and a want?
A need is something basic and essential to life and a want is something you have to receive in order to survive.
A need is something that you desire strongly and a want is something you make your parents get for you.
A need is an item you feel like you have to have and a want is something parents think kids should have.
A need is an item a person must have to survive and a want is an item a person desires to have, but is not essential to life.
Which of the following qualities does NOT characterize a market economy?
Economic Freedom
Competition
Government Regulation
Private Ownership
When the Federal Reserve System (FED) lowers the interest rate, it is trying to _____.
stimulate the economy by encouraging spending and borrowing
control inflation by restricting the supply of money
stimulate the economy by discouraging spending and borrowing
encourage spending on education and the military
During a period of inflation, people can definitely expect to _____.
see a decrease in the cost of housing
pay more for goods and services
have their investments grow in value
lose their jobs
The part of the business cycle in which business activity begins to grown again is called _____.
peak
recovery
trough
contraction
A rising rate of inflation is MOST difficult for people who are
paying off an old fixed-rate loan
living on fixed incomes.
small business owners.
working in their jobs for less than five years.
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are companies that collectively result in a(n) _____, which is considered another threat to competition.
perfect competition
monopolistic competition
oligopoly
monopoly
Short-term unemployment that affects people who are between jobs is _____.
cyclical unemployment
frictional unemployment
structural unemployment
seasonal unemployment
During inflation, prices ____ and the value of the dollar ____.
go up; remains steady
go up; goes down
remain steady; goes down
go down; goes up
The actions the Federal Reserve Board takes to manage the supply of money and credit in the economy is called _____.
monetary policy
fiscal policy
retail sales report
Consumer Price Index
Long-term unemployment that causes damage to the economy is _____.
frictional unemployment
seasonal unemployment
cyclical unemployment
structural unemployment
The actions of Congress to make decisions on taxing and spending through passing regulations and laws is called _____.
fiscal policy
banking policy
monetary policy
retail sales report
What is the national debt?
The collective debt of a nation's taxpayers.
How much a country is owed by another country.
How much is borrowed from the Federal Reserve by taxpayers at one time.
The total amount of money the government owes at one time.
