please pleaseee help with Consumer Math B Final!! I need this grade!! please!!! part 1?
1. What type of reports do Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian produce?
(1 point)
income studies
credit reports
crime rate statistics
bankruptcy filings
2. How long does a negative notation on your credit report last? (1 point)
one year
ten years
seven years
forever
3. When buying or selling a used car, what’s the best resource on finding an accurate price? (1 point)
Cheryl Red Book
Kelley Blue Book
Paul Pink Book
Newspaper Advertisements
4. If you drive more than 15,000 miles each year, you should lease a car instead of buying one. (1 point)
Right
Fake
5. 401-K’s and IRA’s are examples of what? (1 point)
Debt Consolidators
Stock Markets
Retirement Accounts
Checking Accounts
6. What type of insurance pays you a monthly cash benefit in the event you’re injured and cannot work? (1 point)
Automobile Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
7. Your annual household income is a part of your credit score calculation. (1 point)
Right
Fake
8. A credit card is an example of what kind of credit: (1 point)
Deferred
Revolving
Interest-Free
Recurring
9. If you have a low credit score, you’ll pay more for insurance. (1 point)
Right
Fake
10. An individual who prefers high risk investments with a (possibly) high-reward is called: (1 point)
Risk-finding
Risk-taking
Risk-seeking
Risk-searching
11. Wealthy people and companies that invest money in startup companies in exchange for a large share of future profits are called what? (1 point)
Venture capitalists
Loan sharks
Loan officers
Risk-averse
12. When someone prefers to invest and participate in the founding of new companies instead of investing in savings instruments or the stock market they would be called what? (1 point)
Risk-averse
Entrepreneurial
Unilateral
Risk-finding
13. What federal program makes sure your bank deposits are never lost due to bank bankruptcy? (1 point)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The World Bank
The Securities and Exchange Commission
The Federal Reserve Bank
14. What is the single best way to increase your long-term income? (1 point)
receive a promotion
receive a merit pay increase
increase your educational level
invest in startup companies
15. What is the best way to decrease your expenses? (1 point)
pay down any outstanding credit cards
get a smaller apartment/house
sell your automobile
diversify
16. Which of the following expenses would be considered discretionary expenses? (1 point)
rent
electricity
credit card payments
magazine subscriptions
17. When an asset (something of value) is always connected to the ground and cannot go – it is called what? (1 point)
Liquidated
Real Property
Collateral
Real Estate
18. Expenses such as electricity, telephone service, and water service are called what? (1 point)
Bills
Debt
Utilities
Revolving Credit
19. The money you pay to an insurance company to insure your property or asset is called what? (1 point)
An insurance premium
An insurance deductible
An insurance payment
Insurance coverage
20. When an asset (something of value) such as an automobile or home is voluntarily sold for cash, it would be considered what? (1 point)
Refinanced
Liquidated
Collateral
Repossessed
21. Documentation from an insurance company that states what item or property is insured and the amount that you will receive if the property is ruined is called what?
(1 point)
An insurance premium
An insurance declaration
An insurance policy
An insurance deductible
22. An Emergency fund should be made up of what? (1 point)
Real property
Savings instruments
Stock
Cash Only
23. The amount of money you’re likely to make in a lifetime is called what? (1 point)
tax bracket
income potential
taxable income
equity
24. When inflation is high, on a daily basis the money in your pocket becomes what? (1 point)
Worth more
Worth less
Liquidated
Discretionary spending
25. A numerical comparison between two figures is called what? (1 point)
a ratio
a percentage
a sum
a difference
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1.b 2.c 3.b 4. fake 5.c 6.c 7.fake 8.b 9.right 10.c 11.a 12.b 13.a 14.c
15.a 16.d 17.b 18.c 19.a 20.b 21.c 22.d 23.b 24.b 25.a
I hope this helps!! 26. When your credit score is poor, your mortgage interest rate will be: (1 point)
(1 pt) Higher
(0 pts) Lower
1 /1 point
27. A revolving credit account where the cardholder must pay the full account balance each month is called what? (1 point)
(1 pt) a charge card
(0 pts) a debit card
(0 pts) a credit card
(0 pts) a gift card
1 /1 point
28. In a list of numbers placed in numerical order, the middle number is called what? (1 point)
(0 pts) the average
(1 pt) the median
(0 pts) the difference
(0 pts) the total
1 /1 point
29. A FREE warranty from an automobile manufacturer that covers any and all mechanical problems for a specified period from the buy date is generally called what? (1 point)
(0 pts) Supplemental insurance
(1 pt) Bumper-to-Bumper warranty
(0 pts) Manufacturers extended warranty
(0 pts) Sellers guarantee
0 /1 point
30. A small-term financial goal is achieved within what time period? (1 point)
(0 pts) 10-25 years
(1 pt) 1-12 months
(0 pts) 1-5 years
(0 pts) 30 years
1 /1 point
31. Either party involved in a contract can change typed passages by writing the changes on the document and then having both parties initial next to the change. (1 point)
(1 pt) Right
(0 pts) Fake
1 /1 point
32. If your credit score is low, or you don’t have established credit, a person that does have excellent or established credit will have to what? (1 point)
(0 pts) co-sign on the debt
(0 pts) assign the debt
(0 pts) guarantee the debt
(1 pt) A and C
1 /1 point
33. What is the most vital part of a contract to read? (1 point)
(0 pts) The bold passages
(1 pt) The fine print
(0 pts) The period of performance
(0 pts) The payment schedule
1 /1 point
34. All charge card and credit card companies must send you a copy of the terms of your cardholder agreement if you request it in writing. (1 point)
(1 pt) Right
(0 pts) Fake
1 /1 point
35. When paying for medical care, the part of the total cost you pay out-of-pocket for prescriptions and/or doctor visits (after insurance) are called medical: (1 point)
(0 pts) Supplements
(1 pt) Co-pays
(0 pts) Premiums
(0 pts) Deductibles
0 /1 point
36. Supplemental insurance policies can pay you regular income for: (1 point)
(0 pts) Long-term disabilities
(0 pts) Injury disabilities
(0 pts) Cancer treatment
(1 pt) All of the above
1 /1 point
37. The reduction of value of an asset (something of value) over time due to normal usage is called what? (1 point)
(1 pt) Depreciation
(0 pts) Appreciation
(0 pts) Decay
(0 pts) Inflation
1 /1 point
38. What are considerations to reckon about when plotting for retirement? (1 point)
(0 pts) Time to retirement
(0 pts) Plotted quality of life
(0 pts) Current savings
(1 pt) All of the above
1 /1 point
39. Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax are all involved in collecting information that results in a report of your: (1 point)
(0 pts) Income
(0 pts) Debt to Income Ratio
(1 pt) Credit Score
(0 pts) Interest Rate
1 /1 point
40. The retail price of a brand-new automobile is also known as? (1 point)
(0 pts) The wholesale value
(1 pt) The sticker price
(0 pts) The Kelly Blue Book price
(0 pts) The dealer price
1 /1 point
41. When you’re retired or disabled, what government institution pays your regular monthly income based upon contributions you made while working? (1 point)
(1 pt) The Social Security Administration
(0 pts) Medicare
(0 pts) Medicaid
(0 pts) Elderly Help Institute
1 /1 point
42. When you have a fixed amount of income each month, with no expectation of an increase or decrease in the amount you receive you’re living on a what? (1 point)
(0 pts) Variable income
(1 pt) Fixed income
(0 pts) Poverty line
(0 pts) Low-income subsidy
1 /1 point
43. The amount of goods and services you can buy with your money is referred to as what? (1 point)
(0 pts) Inflationary spending
(0 pts) Bartering
(1 pt) Purchasing power
(0 pts) The exchange rate
1 /1 point
44. The simplest form of a loan contract between two individuals is called what? (1 point)
(0 pts) Exchange agreement
(1 pt) I.O.U.
(0 pts) Borrowing agreement
(0 pts) Lending agreement
1 /1 point
45. If your down-payment on a home is GREATER than 20% of the total value, you’ll generally have to buy Personal Mortage Insurance. (1 point)
(0 pts) Right
(1 pt) Fake
0 /1 point
46. The metaphor for your main income sources during retirement is what? (1 point)
(0 pts) The four-legged dog
(1 pt) The three-legged stool
(0 pts) The three-pronged attack
(0 pts) The four-legged stool
1 /1 point
47. Mortage loans have lower interest rates (and lower risk to lenders) than automobile loans, why? (1 point)
(0 pts) The bank will always know where to find a house
(0 pts) Automobile loans have smaller loan amounts
(0 pts) Automobiles can be hidden from repossession
(1 pt) A and C
1 /1 point
48. The payment schedule on a mortage is made using what? (1 point)
(1 pt) An amortization table
(0 pts) A balance-due spreadsheet
(0 pts) An equity schedule
(0 pts) A principal repayment plot
1 /1 point
49. If you’re living "beyond your means" it’s likely you’ll eventually go bankrupt. (1 point)
(1 pt) Right
(0 pts) Fake
1 /1 point
50. The type of card that is linked to your checking account and doesn’t accrue interest is called what? (1 point)
(0 pts) a charge card
(0 pts) a credit card
(1 pt) a debit card
(0 pts) a revolving card
You have got to be kidding or crazy. Those answers are simple too. Study next time dude.
if you get the answers, could you add them to your question? I did the test for fun because I might have to take a finances course next semester, so I just want to see how many I got right.