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Budgeting + Cognitive Bias

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a budget track?

a)

income

b)

expenses

c)

Income and expenses

d)

Savings

2.

What is the purpose of scheduled or automatic payments?

a)

To delay bill payments

b)

To ensure bills are paid on time

c)

To increase bank interest

d)

To avoid paying bills

3.

What is a direct deposit?

a)

A cash payment

b)

A check payment

c)

Money directly put into your bank account

d)

A credit card payment

4.

What must everyone have deducted from their paycheck?

a)

State taxes

b)

Federal taxes

c)

Health insurance

d)

Retirement savings

5.

What is discretionary income?

a)

Total income before taxes

b)

Income left after taxes and necessities

c)

Income saved for retirement

d)

Income used for bills only

6.

What is disposable income?

a)

Income before taxes

b)

Income after taxes and savings

c)

Income available for spending and saving after taxes

d)

Income used for investments only

7.

What are fixed expenses?

a)

Expenses that change monthly

b)

Expenses that do not change from month to month

c)

Expenses that are optional

d)

Expenses that are paid annually

8.

What are variable expenses?

a)

Expenses that are fixed

b)

Expenses that can be changed

c)

Expenses that are unnecessary

d)

Expenses that are always the same

9.

What is gross pay?

a)

Pay after taxes

b)

Pay before taxes

c)

Pay including bonuses

d)

Pay after deductions

10.

What is net pay?

a)

Pay before taxes

b)

Pay after taxes

c)

Pay including overtime

d)

Pay before deductions

11.

What is zero-based budgeting?

a)

Budgeting with a surplus

b)

Budgeting with a deficit

c)

Justifying all expenses from zero

d)

Budgeting without limits

12.

What is incremental budgeting?

a)

Starting with a zero budget

b)

Using last year's budget and making small adjustments

c)

Ignoring previous budgets

d)

Doubling the previous budget

13.

What is the envelope method?

a)

Using digital payments

b)

Keeping cash for different categories in separate envelopes

c)

Using a single envelope for all expenses

d)

Using credit cards for all expenses

14.

What does a cash flow statement show?

a)

Only income

b)

Only expenses

c)

Changes in cash and cash equivalents

d)

Only savings

15.

What is opportunity cost?

a)

The gain from all alternatives

b)

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives

c)

The cost of the chosen alternative

d)

The savings from not choosing an alternative

16.

What is the endowment effect?

a)

Valuing new items more

b)

Valuing owned items more

c)

Valuing all items equally

d)

Ignoring owned items

17.

What is the sunk cost fallacy?

a)

Ignoring past investments

b)

Making decisions based on past investments

c)

Focusing on future gains

d)

Avoiding all costs

18.

What is loss aversion?

a)

Preferring gains over losses

b)

Considering losses more important than gains

c)

Ignoring losses

d)

Focusing only on gains

19.

What is herd mentality?

a)

Acting independently

b)

Conforming to others' behaviors and beliefs

c)

Ignoring others' opinions

d)

Leading others

20.

What is confirmation bias?

a)

Seeking information that contradicts beliefs

b)

Ignoring supporting information

c)

Searching for information that supports preconceptions

d)

Accepting all information equally