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DSST Personal Finance
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dsst
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personal-finance
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bvat
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
social security
family leave act
promissory note
benefits
2. (1993) allows employees to take p to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12 moth period for certain medical or family situations
unions
family leave act
certified check
commercial bank
3. A summary of the income you earned during the year and all amounts the employer withheld for taxes
W-2
drawer
void
net pay
4. A booklet used to record checking account transactions
mutual fund
competent parties
checkbook register
commercial bank
5. Interest computed only on amount borrowed without compounding
maker
diversified investments
job interview
simple interest
6. Asks for your name address social security number marital status and number of exepemptions you are claiming for income tax purposes; this determines amount your employer will withhold from your paycheck for income taxes
motivation
W-4
insolvent
job interview
7. Those who are legally capable of entering into contracts.
listening-different skills
vertical communications
payee
competent parties
8. Intentionally writing a check on an account without sufficient funds in the hope of making a deposit before the check is cashed.
social security
vertical communications
income tax
floating a check
9. 'full service banks' provide the widest variety banking services. insured by FDIC
intermediate goal
commercial bank
motivation
W-4
10. The relationship between the costs of paying for workiers and the output that is recieved from their work
unions
productivity
net worth
fixed expense
11. An account owned by two or more people.
horizontal communications
co-signer
joint account
job application
12. A depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
asset
stop payment
void
mutual fund
13. A tax form used to uhh make deductions from uhhm ........ from your income in taxes
1040 from
joint account
fixed expense
insolvent
14. One who agrees to pay if the borrower fails to pay
net pay
long term goal
self-actualization
co-signer
15. A check written for more money than your account contains
voidable
overdraft
promissory note
gross pay
16. (Cd) or a time deposit is a deposit that earns a fixed interest rate for a specific amount of time
certificate of deposit
floating a check
insolvent
net pay
17. Money you save for things
productivity
vertical communications
joint account
savings
18. The amount left after all deductions are taken out of your gross pay
job interview
liabilities
net pay
benefits
19. Provides federal aid for the elderly and for disabled workers
productivity
intermediate goal
social security
self-actualization
20. Depositor to a checking account
maker
solvent
simple interest
gross pay
21. The total amount you earn before any deducations are subtractions
floating a check
gross pay
canceled check
short term goal
22. Definite - clearly stated
family leave act
checkbook register
job interview
explicit
23. The process of matching your checkbook register with the bank statement
liabilities
gross pay
fixed expense
bank reconciliation
24. The person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
drawer
W-4
simple interest
diversified investments
25. Get organized - make a plan - follow up - don't give up
money market
motivation
W-4
job search
26. A check that bears the bank's stamp - indicating it has cleared
canceled check
payee
checkbook register
parts of a business letter
27. A group of people who work in the same or similar occupation organized for the benefit of all employees in these ocupations
variable expense
unions
social security
W-2
28. A type of savings account that offers a more competitive interest rate than a regular savings account
insolvent
job application
salary
money market
29. Take away the legal force of or render ineffective
income tax
void
listening-different skills
family leave act
30. Money you save
saving
variable expense
canceled check
commercial bank
31. Sympathetic- 'empatheic listening' ability to see another person's point of view and sense what person is feeling; critical- ability to differentiate facts from opinion - and creative-listening with an open mind to new ideas
variable expense
investments
listening-different skills
bank reconciliation
32. Allows you to write checks to make payments; also called a demand deposit
certified check
checking account
listening-different skills
getting the job
33. 1. forms of employee compensation in addition to pay 2. the amount recieved by the beneficiary from a life insurance policy also called proceeds
benefits
aptitude
void
getting the job
34. Able to be set aside or to be revalidated at a later date
short term goal
voidable
joint account
savings
35. Money or debts that you owe to others
W-4
currency
liabilities
canceled check
36. Costs that do not change from month to month
stop payment
fixed expense
long term goal
investments
37. Job elements that increase job satisfaction
checkbook register
aptitude
loan
motivation
38. Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
commercial bank
promissory note
insolvent
productivity
39. A form that asks questions of people that apply for a job; write neatly - black or blue pen;stay within space provided - fill in all blanks; be truthful; don't abbreviate; proofread
gross pay
promissory note
job application
variable expense
40. The tax paid on your taxable income
social security
income tax
productivity
job interview
41. Return address - letter address - body of the letter: attention - interest - desire - action
parts of a business letter
maker
variable expense
horizontal communications
42. Costs that do change from month to month
vertical communications
getting the job
mutual fund
variable expense
43. Getting an interview - applying - interviewing - and following up
job search
certificate of deposit
getting the job
gross pay
44. A check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
certified check
W-2
void
job application
45. Occurs amoung co-workers of unequal rank
drawer
long term goal
money market
vertical communications
46. A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
solvent
job interview
investments
salary
47. The us of long term savings to earn a financial return
getting the job
vertical communications
diversified investments
investments
48. Money that someone lends that you pay interest on when you pay it back
net pay
commercial bank
net worth
loan
49. Items of value that a person own
family leave act
asset
liabilities
joint account
50. The amount of monthly or annual pay you will earn for your labour
long term goal
salary
competent parties
vertical communications