WorksheetsUnderstanding Payroll Deductions and Overtime
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
A standard work week is ?
36 hours
32 hours
40 hours
44 hours
Rate x Hours worked =
Net pay
Overtime pay
Gross pay
Incentive Pay
If you are a salaried worker
No deductions will be taken from your paycheck
Your gross pay is the same as your salary
You will probably be paid twice a year
Your overtime pay rate is higher than that of an hourly worker
For the employees, the social security deduction is withheld at the rate of
6.2 percent of the first $117,000 earned
1.45 percent of the first 117,000 earned
1.45 percent of all pay earned
6.2 percent of all pay earned
In most cases the amount of “Take home pay” an employee receives is
Equal to gross pay
Equal to net pay plus overtime pay
About 65 to. 70 percent of gross pay
Less than gross pay but more than net pay
Which of the following benefits are employers required by law to provide
Workers compensation
Paid vacations
Child care
All of above
A type of incentive pay based on quality of work done or years of service on the job is called a
Stock option
Pension plan
Profit sharing plan
Bonus
Members of this type of union are skilled, semiskilled
, or unskilled employees in a particular industry
Trade union
Industrial union
craft union
public employee union
In a flexible scheduling arrangement the core time period is
the starting time for most employees
A crucial time of day when all employees must be working
the time of day when employees get their daily assignments
the schedule requested most often by employees
A work schedule that fits the normal 40 hour week into less than five days is called
Job rotation
Job sharing
Flextime
A compressed worksheet
The largest source of government revenue in the united states is
Social security taxes
Income taxes
Excise taxes
Tariffs
A tax for which the rate stays the same regardless of income is called a
Regressive tax
Consumption tax
Proportional tax
Progressive tax
In the united states, the power to impose federal taxes rests with
The internal revenue service
The congress
The department of the Treasury
The president
In this kind of audit, the IRS sends a letter to the taxpayer asking him or her to answer specific questions about the tax return
Field audit
Document audit
Office audit
Correspondence audit
Which of the following is an example of a flat tax
consumption tax
property tax
federal income tax
sales tax
In the united states the responsibility for filing a tax return rests with the individual. This defines the concept of
the graduated income tax system
pay as you go
the ability to pay principle
voluntary compliance
your filing status on your tax return is based on
your occupation
your marital status
your income
your age
which of the following is an example of non taxable income
alimony
life insurance benefits
interest on a bank account
none of the above, all income is taxable
a tax ____ is an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
credit
exemption
bracket
deduction
You must file your return by this date every year
june 1
january 1
april 15
December 31
when preparing a budget you need to focus mostly on your
Disposable income
Gross income
Net income
Taxable income
In a balanced budget
expenses+savings= earnings + borrowing
expenses=savings
expenses-savings=gross income
gross income=disposable income
Most financial experts recommend that a family have fixed expenses of no more than
50 percent of gross pay or 60 percent of net pay, whichever is higher
50 to 60 percent of net pay
50 to 60 percent of variable expense
50 to 60 percent of gross pay
which of the following is a variable expense
Car loan
Rent
Insurance premium
Grocery bill
Which of the following would be considered an ASSET
a credit card account
a checking account
car loan
all of the above are assets
The IRS has the legal right to audit your tax returns and supporting records for ____ years from the date of filing
5
10
3
2
When one person makes an offer and another person changes it ,the second person is
providing consideration
committing fraud
entering into an agreement
making a counteroffer
Which of the following contracts must be signed to be legally binding
a contract involving the sale of a farmhouse
an agreement to purchase a $50 MP3 player
promise that you will feed your neighbors cat over the weekend
all of the above, all contracts must be signed to be legally binding
A person who creates and signs the promissory note and agrees to pay it on a certain date is called the
co-signer
maker
payee
negotiator
a computer program that organizes data in columns and rows and can perform calculations using the data is called a
database
calculator
spreadsheet
scheduler
The person to whom a check is payable is called the
depositor
maker
demander
payee
When a check is returned to the payees bank due to insufficient funds , the check is said to have
been postdated
been canceled
floated
bounced
When you open a checking account most banks will require you to have an initial deposit of at least
$500
$50
$1000
$250
Which part of a check provides a place for you to write the purpose of the check
the payee line
the signature line
the routing number
the memo line
Darren writes a check to the phone company for $45.60. He should record this amount in his checkbook register in the
balance column
payment/debit column
fee column
deposit credit column
a check is written to taylor thomas on the back of the check, taylor writes “pay to the order of rose dryer” then signs his name. what kind of endorsement is that
partial endorsement
special endorsement
blank endorsement
restrictive endorsement
A check is written by a bank on its own funds is called a
a cashiers check
money order
travelers check
certified check
an interest bearing checking account that pays a higher rate of interest than a usual account but typically has more restrictions is called a
a special account
share account
money market account
standard account
A request that a bank not honor a specific check is called a
a stop payment order
cancellation request
void request
overdraft order
A person or institution that manages property for the benefit of someone else under a special agreement is called a
maker
trustee
executor
notary public
The need for credit arose in the United States with the dawn of
Information age
Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
Great depression
Which of the following transactions would likely be difficult to make without a credit card
buying groceries
reserving a hotel room
purchasing a car
buying a house
Tammi wants to buy a new stereo system. She finds one for $500 at stereo city. She withdraws $250 from her account at first national bank and obtains a loan from her parents for the rest of the amount. Then she purchases the stereo. In this scenario, who is the debtor.
first national bank
tammis parent
stereo city
tammi
Your financial position is based on your
capital
income
collateral
age
The total dollar amount of all interest and fees you pay for the use of credit is called the
collateral
principal
finance charge
balance due
A service available to charge customers whereby purchases are not billed until much later than the standard billing time is called
A line of credit
A secured loan
deferred billing
a leverage payment plan
One difference between a charge card and a credit card is that
charge cards are open end credit, whereas credit cards are closed end credit
charge cards almost always have lower credit limits than credit cards
the full balance on a charge card must be paid each month
none of the above there is no difference between the two
if you go over your credit limit or make your payment late you will likely be charged a (n)
Penalty fee
annual fee
maintenance fee
transaction fee
Which of the following is a least likely to offer service credit
a doctors office
furniture store
the telephone company
a dry cleaner
a legal business that makes high interest loans based on the value of personal possessions is called a
loan shark
pawnbroker
finance company
fence
Credit reports are issued by
your employer
credit bureaus
banks and savings and loans
credit unions
A consumer request that requires the credit bureaus to deny all access to a consumers credit information or files is called a
line of credit
credit freeze
garnishment
credit guard
credit bureaus gather information from businesses, called ____ that pay a monthly fee to the credit bureau.
brokerage firms
retailers
subscribers
debtors
Which of the following might be included in your credit report
your address
your marital status
your occupation
all of the above can be included in your credit report
The financial ability to repay a loan with present income is known as
cash flow
conditions
consideration
capacity
which of the following is often the first step people take to establish a good credit record
apply for a car loan
apply for a credit card
open a savings account
open a store credit account
The consumer financial protection bureau was created by the
Dodd frank wall street reform and consumer protection act
fair credit reporting act
equal credit opportunity act
consumer credit protection act
Simon pays his bills on the due date or within a ten day grace period . This would probably earn him a
good credit rating
poor credit rating
fait credit rating
excellent credit rating
On a FICO score, new credit is rated based on
whether accounts are past due or paid as agreed
the average age of all of a consumers credit accounts
the number of recently opened accounts and the number of recent inquiries
the mix of credit accounts a consumer has
This law requires lenders to fully inform consumers about all costs of a credit purchase before an agreement is signed
the credit CARD act
the fair credit billing act
the consumer credit protection act
the fait credit reporting act
