WorksheetsUnit 5 Test: Intro to Investing & Exponential Functions
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. How can compounding increase your investment’s growth?
a)
By reducing the risk of investing
b)
By reinvesting your earnings to gain additional returns
c)
By increasing the impact of inflation over time
d)
By investing in different assets to diversify your portfolio
2.
2. What statement accurately describes the historical trends of the stock market since its inception?
a)
The value has increased constantly and slowly since the stock market opened
b)
The value has gone up and down a lot, but overall has increased over time
c)
The value increased a lot in its early days, but has since stayed relatively constant
d)
The value has gone up and down a lot, but overall has decreased over time
3.
3. If the one-day performance of Super Duper Stock shows a -11.4% return, what can you assume about the longer-term historical performance of their stock?
a)
Super Duper has likely been struggling financially for months or even years
b)
Share prices for Super Duper fluctuate regularly and and only high risk investors should have this company anywhere in their portfolio
c)
One-day returns are far too short a time frame to make any assessment about past or future performance of Super Duper
d)
Historically, Super Duper must have been much more successful or their shares wouldn’t even be eligible to trade on the stock market
4.
4. If you want to maximize your investment returns, which of these suggestions would be the WORST advice?
a)
Make frequent trades and withdraw your short-term earnings
b)
Start to invest early for the long-term
c)
Reinvest earnings
d)
Use diversification and allocation to minimize risk
5.
5. How does a bond differ from a stock in your investment portfolio?
a)
Bonds typically have higher returns and lower risk than stocks
b)
Bonds typically have higher returns and higher risk than stocks
c)
Bonds typically have lower returns and higher risk than stocks
d)
Bonds typically have lower returns and lower risk than stocks
6.
6. When it comes to investing in the stock market, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a)
There is little to no risk to investing in the stock market
b)
It is easy to make money by timing the market to buy/sell stocks
c)
The whole stock market value can go up even if some stock values go down
d)
It is better to wait until retirement age to begin investing in the stock market
7.
7. In 2018, Agatha set up a spreadsheet with a list of 10 stocks and 4 bond funds she’d just purchased for her investment portfolio. She recorded her purchase price per share and the number of shares she’d bought of each asset. She hasn’t bought or sold any shares since that day. She’s interested to know how much money she’d gain or lose if she sold all the shares today. What new data would she need in order to determine the return on investment for her entire portfolio?
a)
The price per share for each of her investments today
b)
The total returns of the US stock market over that same time frame
c)
The number of shares other investors have purchased over that same time frame
d)
The federal interest rate, minus inflation since the day she purchased the shares
8.
8. What does it mean to have an investing portfolio that is diversified?
a)
Using a variety of sources to do research on what stocks to buy
b)
Making sure that your investments are different from those of your friends and family
c)
Investing in different assets to spread out the risk to different markets
d)
Never buying the same stock more than once
9.
9. What is a dividend?
a)
A dividend is a payment a company makes periodically to owners of its stock
b)
A dividend is the difference between the purchase price and selling price of a stock
c)
A dividend is the tax you pay in order to buy and sell stocks
d)
A dividend is a payment you make to keep a stock on loan from a company
10.
10. Which of the following is TRUE about investing?
a)
It is meant for short-term needs like your emergency fund, not saving for retirement
b)
It guarantees a high rate of return over a short period of time
c)
It can help you grow your money through the power of compounding
d)
It involves little risk because your returns are insured up to $250,000
11.
11. Which of these terms regarding bonds is NOT correct?
a)
Face Value: the value of the bond that will be paid out at the end of the bond’s life
b)
Coupon Rate: the annual interest rate paid to the holder of the bond
c)
Maturity: The recommended age a buyer should be when they purchase a given bond
d)
Price: the cost of the bond if you were to purchase it in the market at that moment
12.
12. Trevor has saved $500 in a savings account that earns 0.5% interest annually. What will most likely happen to the purchasing power of his savings over time?
a)
His purchasing power will DECREASE because the interest rate is lower than the historical rate of inflation
b)
His purchasing power will INCREASE because the interest rate is higher than the historical rate of inflation
c)
His purchasing power will INCREASE because the interest will compound faster than the historical rate of inflation
d)
His purchasing power will remain the SAME because the interest rate is the same as the historical rate of inflation
13.
13. The annual interest rate of a bond is called the _____ rate.
a)
Coupon
b)
Face Value
c)
Maturity
d)
Discount
14.
14. Which of the following accurately describes the "bond see-saw"?
a)
When you buy bonds, their value decreases, and it increases when you sell them
b)
When interest rates rise, the value of bonds falls and vice versa
c)
If you buy more bonds, then you have to buy fewer stocks and vice versa
d)
The value of bonds goes up and down all the time like a see-saw
15.
15. What is one reason an investor might consider adding high-grade bond funds to their portfolio?
a)
High-grade bond funds tend to fluctuate greatly in price, so they add some excitement to the investor’s portfolio
b)
High-grade bond funds tend to have very small fluctuations in price, making them a lower-risk investment option
c)
High-grade bond funds have a guaranteed rate of return of at least 5%, so you outpace inflation every year
d)
High-grade bond funds can’t ever be sold, thereby providing income over the course of your entire life
16.
16. What is the growth factor of the function represented by this table? Note: y-values are rounded to two decimal places.
a)
0.05
b)
1.05
c)
2.5
d)
50
17.
17. Emile has $300 to deposit in an investment account that will double every decade. How much money will Emile have in 3 decades?
a)
$600
b)
$1,200
c)
$2,400
d)
$3,600
18.
18. You’ve set a goal of having $10,000 after 15 years. If you estimate that your investment account will have an average yearly growth factor of 1.09, which equation could be used to calculate how much you should invest today?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
19. You work at a company as an accountant. You are calculating the value of the company’s assets after a 4% per year depreciation. If the initial value of the assets was $204,500 and it has been 5 years since they were purchased, what is the value of these assets today?
a)
$196,320.00
b)
$166,743.72
c)
$212,680.00
d)
$248,805.52
20.
20. You model your investment account using the formula y = 20000(1.035)x where x represents the number of years and y represents the account balance after x years. What is the growth rate of your investment?
a)
0.35%
b)
3.5%
c)
35%
d)
350%
21.
What is the differences between stocks and bonds?
a)
They are both investments.
b)
A stock is what corn grows on, and a bond gets you out of jail.
c)
Stock represents ownership, and bonds represents your word.
d)
A stock represents ownership, and bonds represents a loan.
22.
Knowing how much you need to save, Having a plan, and setting goals are the keys to...
a)
The Stock Market
b)
Starting your own business
c)
Financial Security
d)
Applying for a credit card
23.
For each of the following, identify whether it describes a linear function or an exponential function. Then drag the item to the appropriate category.
Categorize the following
graph is a line
graph is a curve
y=mx+b
y=a(b)x
changes by a fixed amount
changes by a set growth/decay factor
You put $20 into an account and deposit $15 every month.
You put $20 into an account and it earns 5% interest every year.
Linear Function
Exponential Function
24.
What is value of the stock after 9 years?
(a)
25.
Alec’s portfolio includes a bond fund that has an average annual growth of 3.5% per year. If he invests $165, what will his investment balance be after 25 years?
(a)
26.
You modeled the growth of your investment using the following table. What is the growth rate each year?
(a)
27.
An antibiotic is introduced into a colony of 12,000 bacteria during a laboratory experiment. The colony is decreasing by 14.9% per minute. Which function can be used to model the number of bacteria in the colony after x minutes?
a)
f(x) = 12000(15.9)x
b)
f(x) = 12000(1.149)x
c)
f(x) = 12000(0.9851)x
d)
f(x) = 12000(0.851)x
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