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LifeSmarts Personal Finance Practice Quiz
LifeSmarts Personal Finance Practice Quiz
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LifeSmarts Personal Finance Practice Quiz
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1
When an asset increases in value it:
Appreciates
Appropriates
Inflates
Annuitizes
2
All are ways to pay for college except:
Grants
Scholarships
Mortgage
Loans
3
What is an insurance deductible?
The amount deducted from the premium at the time of purchase
Items that are not covered by the policy
The amount you pay for coverage each month
What you pay when you make a claim against the policy
4
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since:
1995
2009
2015
2002
5
A person's payment activity over a period of time:
Credit history
FICO score
Credit report
Credits
6
Benefits like health insurance and retirement plans are typically offered to:
Part-time employees
Full-time employees
Independent contractors
Both full- and part-time employees
7
An asset purchased with the goal of providing additional income from the asset is called:
Investing
Speculation
Saving
Consumption
8
Checking several alternatives to find the best product at the best price is:
Wise consumerism
Pay yourself first
Product placement
Comparison shopping
9
These investment vehicles are best described as certificates of debt:
Stocks
Grants
Bonds
CDs
10
In accounting, an obligation to be paid off within one year is called a:
Long-term liability
Medium-term liability
Current liability
Short-term liability
11
Which is secured debt?
Credit card debt
Student loan
Used car loan
Medical bills
12
What is the main purpose of taxation?
Punish citizens
Equalize income
Finance the government
Create loyalty
13
Creditworthiness is related to:
How you pay back creditors
Your outstanding debt
Your income to spending ratio
Your net worth
14
Which is not one of the broad categories in the financial services sector:
Credit
Accounting
Banking
Taxes
15
Net pay is calculated by:
Subtracting deductions from gross pay
Adding deductions to gross pay
Subtracting assets from gross pay
Subtracting gross pay from deductions
16
An emergency fundshould be how many months worth of living expenses?
1 to 2 months
3 to 6 months
9 to 12 months
1 to 2 years
17
This guarantees to a consumer that a product will perform as intended:
Gold standard
Promissory note
Warranty
Opportunity cost
18
A fixed expense is:
Groceries
Electricity
Rent
Entertainment
19
The opportunity cost of a summer job is:
Missing events with friends
The money you earn
Following company rules
The experience you gain
20
Which does not related to retail banking?
Interest
Fund availability
Direct deposit
Broker
21
You make this payment when you agree to rent an apartment:
Appraisal
Security deposit
Closing cost
Wire transfer
22
Each payday some of your check is deposited into your savings account. This is an example of ?
Compounding
Diversifying
Investing
Pay Yourself First
23
If you wait until this age to begin SS retirement, you have maximized the monthly amount:
65
70
67
62
24
The remaining unpaid balance on a loan is known as the:
Principal
Subtotal
Yield
Disclosure
25
On average, which of these jobs pays the least in the US?
Customer service rep
Registered nurse
Food prep worker
Office clerk
26
Getting an appraisal is most commonly a part of this process:
Buying a vehicle
Renting an apartment
Buying a home
Leasing a vehicle
27
When you purchase this investment you are a part owner of the company:
CDs
Bonds
Stocks
T-bills
28
A budget can help you in all of these ways except:
Time the market
Create a spending plan
Have money for what you need
Keep you out of debt
29
Which is the responsibility of the tenant?
Security
Paying rent
Building maintenance
Paying property taxes
30
Which represents delayed gratification?
Both B and C
Using credit
Saving for an item
Using layaway
31
Consumer credit is also known as:
Wholesale credit
Local credit
Open credit
Retail credit
32
The damage or injury caused by an accident:
Risk
Loss
Liabilities
Actuarial report
33
Factors of production include all but:
Government regulation
Natural resources
Capital
Human labor
34
Use this to compare different assets:
Real interest rate
Risk-reward relationship
Reserves
Rate of return
35
This not for profit financial cooperative offers saving and lending services to members:
Savings and loan association
Thrift
Credit union
Internet bank
36
When speaking of investments, assets include everything but:
Cars
Securities
College education
Homes
37
Fund availability relates to:
Discretionary funds in your budget
The time until you can use money you deposit
Money financial institutions have available to lend
Money supply in the economy
38
This document shows money earned and taxes taken out for a specific time period:
Pay stub
Earned income statement
W-4
W-2
39
Which does not related to credit cards?
Finance charge
Overdraft fee
Grace period
Over-the-limit
40
Which is not related to health insurance?
COBRA
Comprehensive
ACA
Premium
41
Which is not related to stock dividends:
Capital gains
Unearned income
Declared as income
From company net profit
42
Most workers with employer-sponsored retirement plans have what type of plan?
401k
Roth IRA
Pension
IRA
43
Which is most liquid?
Stocks
Savings account
Baseball cards
Property
44
Receive a percentage of sales as income:
Commission
Under the table
Tipped minimum wage
Salary
45
At this age you may do any job, including hazardous work:
15
18
20
16
46
Which insures bank deposits?
FTC
CUNA
FDIC
Fed
47
The amount you pay for insurance every month:
Deductible
Term
Co-pay
Premium
48
Why is compound interest more advantageous to the consumer than simple interest?
Your money grows faster
It helps you time the markets
Your money is held longer, so you won’t spend it
Your money is safer
49
A child up to 18 may receive monthly disability or blindness payments through this SS program:
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SADIE)
Ticket to Work (TTW)
Disability Insurance (DI)
50
The largest stock market in the world is:
The Nikkei
New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Hang Seng