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Applied Econ 1.0

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Investment securities where an investor lends money to a company or government for a set period of time in exchange for regular interest payments.

a)

Stocks

b)

Roth IRA

c)

Mutual Funds

d)

Bonds

2.

Stocks are riskier than bonds

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Which of the following is not an investment?
a)
Wage
b)
Property
c)
Stocks
d)
Shares
4.

what happens when you buy a stock?

a)

you are able to trade with the company for their products

b)

you become one of the companies owners

c)

you become CEO of the company and manage everything

d)

santa puts a hershy inside it on christmas

5.

What is a bond?

a)

Getting released from jail

b)

getting money by bonding with the owner

c)

a contract made with the business

d)

lending money to business/gov and getting paid back

6.
Which of the following utilities may be billed separately from your rent?
a)
Water
b)
Electricity
c)
Phone service
d)
Some or all of the above
7.

Person who pays for the right to live in a residence owned by someone else.

a)

Landlord

b)

Tenant

8.

Person who owns the property that is rented.

a)

Landlord

b)

Tenant

9.

Why was minimum wage created?

a)

So small businesses could be successful.

b)

To help the government.

c)

To ensure the average worker can meet their most basic needs

d)

To help retired couples

10.

What is the most realistic way to avoid the many difficulties of a life earning minimum wage?

a)

Further your formal education to make yourself highly employable

b)

Earn a starting position on the Los Angeles Lakers

c)

Become Instagram famous

d)

Win the lottery

e)

Find buried treasure in your backyard

11.

Kelsey bought a new jacket. The jacket costs $150.00. She will pay 8.25% in sales tax. How much money will she pay in sales tax?

a)

$123.80

b)

$12.38

c)

$162.38

d)

$273.80

12.

Joe is buying a pair of jeans on sale that cost $17.95. The sales tax in his city is 6%. What is the total cost of the jeans?

a)
$19.03
b)

$10.77

c)

$28.72

d)

$1.08

13.

Who primarily uses our tax money? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Your employer

b)

The state government

c)

The Federal government

d)

Local Businesses

14.

Taxes are collected by

a)

Businesses

b)

Parents

c)

Foreign countries

d)

Government

15.

Pierre works as the head chef at Chez Bistro. He is married and claims 2 withholding allowances. Pierre gets paid $1708.33 semi-monthly. His withholding for federal is $91.00, for Social Security is 105.92 and for Medicare is 24.77. What is Pierre's net pay?

a)

$1486.64

b)

$1499.64

c)

$1489.64

d)

$1479.63