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A net surplus in your monthly budget cannot be carried forward to the next month.

A) True
B) False

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A debt-payments-to-disposable-income ratio with monthly nonmortgage debt repayments of $470 and a disposable income of $3,615 would be ____ percent.


A) ​13
B) ​20
C) ​8
D) 87​

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A cash-flow statement summarizes transactions that have taken place over a specific period of time.

A) True
B) False

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Financial plans should include objectives and goals in which of the following areas?​


A) ​Spending
B) ​Risk management
C) ​Capital accumulation
D) ​All of these

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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NARRBEGIN: Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1 Maria and John Sanchez have just completed their third annual set of financial statements.They met in a personal finance class while in college and still remember their instructor's advice regarding the importance of knowing their financial condition and progress.Even before they got married,they decided that each year on February 2 (Groundhog Day) they would update their cash-flow statement and their balance sheet. ​ The following information is taken from their latest financial statements: ​​ NARRBEGIN: Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1 Maria and John Sanchez have just completed their third annual set of financial statements.They met in a personal finance class while in college and still remember their instructor's advice regarding the importance of knowing their financial condition and progress.Even before they got married,they decided that each year on February 2 (Groundhog Day) they would update their cash-flow statement and their balance sheet. ​ The following information is taken from their latest financial statements: ​​   -A long-term goal is one that is projected to be achieved beyond how much time?​ A)  ​six months B)  ​one year C)  ​five year D)  ​ten years -A long-term goal is one that is projected to be achieved beyond how much time?​


A) ​six months
B) ​one year
C) ​five year
D) ​ten years

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The three broad areas of financial plans include financial plans for​


A) ​spending.
B) ​risk management.
C) ​capital accumulation.
D) ​All of these.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A low asset-to-debt ratio is a positive indicator of financial well-being.

A) True
B) False

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Financial planning focuses primarily on spending wisely.

A) True
B) False

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A person is insolvent when he or she doesn't have enough current income to pay all of his or her current bills.

A) True
B) False

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Discretionary income is used to pay for things like​


A) ​auto loans.
B) ​food.
C) ​rent.
D) ​insurance.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A surplus on your cash-flow statement indicates that you are​


A) ​using savings to pay current expenses.
B) ​managing your financial resources successfully.
C) ​borrowing money to pay current expenses.
D) ​both using savings to pay current expenses and borrowing money to pay current expenses.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Vincent and Paula Farelli have decided to pay off their $875 MasterCard debt by taking $875 out of their money market savings account.This transaction will​


A) ​increase their net worth on their balance sheet.
B) ​not change their net worth on their balance sheet.
C) ​decrease the surplus on their income and expense statement.
D) ​not change the surplus on their income and expense statement.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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NARRBEGIN: Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1 Maria and John Sanchez have just completed their third annual set of financial statements.They met in a personal finance class while in college and still remember their instructor's advice regarding the importance of knowing their financial condition and progress.Even before they got married,they decided that each year on February 2 (Groundhog Day) they would update their cash-flow statement and their balance sheet. ​ The following information is taken from their latest financial statements: ​​ NARRBEGIN: Figure 3-1 Figure 3-1 Maria and John Sanchez have just completed their third annual set of financial statements.They met in a personal finance class while in college and still remember their instructor's advice regarding the importance of knowing their financial condition and progress.Even before they got married,they decided that each year on February 2 (Groundhog Day) they would update their cash-flow statement and their balance sheet. ​ The following information is taken from their latest financial statements: ​​   -A short-term goal is one that is projected to be achieved within how much time?​ A)  ​one month B)  ​three months C)  ​one year D)  ​five years -A short-term goal is one that is projected to be achieved within how much time?​


A) ​one month
B) ​three months
C) ​one year
D) ​five years

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The Ronselli family has total assets of $460,000 and total liabilities of $186,000.Included in their total assets are monetary assets of $47,000 and investment assets of $253,000.What is the Ronsellis' investment assets-to-total assets ratio?​


A) ​26 percent
B) ​55 percent
C) ​65 percent
D) ​92 percent

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The primary purpose of setting long-term financial goals is to help​


A) ​measure financial success or failure.
B) ​provide direction for overall financial planning.
C) ​acquire great wealth.
D) ​achieve a comfortable retirement.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Short-term liabilities are obligations to be paid off within one year.

A) True
B) False

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A family with two income earners will always need a greater amount of cash reserves than a family with one earner.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is (are) characteristic of a safe-deposit box?


A) ​Customer keeps all keys
B) ​Takes two keys to open
C) ​Come without an annual fee
D) ​They are not secure

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The advantages of having organized financial records include​


A) ​helping you save money as well as make money.
B) ​helping you take advantage of all available tax deductions.
C) ​enabling you to review the results of financial transactions.
D) ​all of these.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A surplus demonstrates that you are managing your financial resources successfully and do not have to use savings or borrow to make financial ends meet.

A) True
B) False

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