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Investment Strategies — Cumulative exam Answers

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An annual percentage rate, or APR, represents how much

A
interest is paid over a year.
B
interest is paid over many years.
C
principal is paid over a year
D
principal is paid over many years.
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Compound interest is usually better than simple interest because it pays

A
interest on the principal and the interest earned in each period.
B
interest on the entire principal rather than the interest in each period.
C
more, as it is matched by an employer’s 401k contribution.
D
more often throughout the year rather than once a year.
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Who was Adam Smith?

A
He was a philosopher who promoted the idea of free enterprise.
B
He was an economist who spoke against the market economy.
C
He was an official who ran an important government agency.
D
He was a producer who operated a factory in Scotland.
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Aggregate supply is best described as the

A
total output of all products and services.
B
point of equilibrium.
C
nation’s real gross national product.
D
excess supply in the market.
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The law of supply states that as the price of a good declines, the quantity supplied of that good

A
remains the same.
B
decreases.
C
increases.
D
disappears.
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A mixed-market economy is one in which

A
the government has complete control.
B
there are strict limits on economic choice.
C
the government makes no regulations.
D
there is competition and free enterprise.
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Which statement best explains a scholarship?

A
A scholarship is federal money awarded to a student.
B
A scholarship is aid given to a student by an institution.
C
A scholarship is money borrowed to pay for an education.
D
A scholarship is the price of attending classes at a school.
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Which of these practices describe how producers in oligopolies generally try to create competition? Check all that apply.by keeping prices lowby offering promotionsby advertisingby cultivating brand loyaltyby overcoming barriers to entryby developing a specific image

A
by keeping prices low
B
by offering promotions
C
by advertising
D
by cultivating brand loyalty
E
by overcoming barriers to entry
F
by developing a specific image
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Which situations are examples of how credit scores determine nonfinancial opportunities for consumers? Check all that apply.an employer determining whether a job candidate is smartan employer hiring someone to handle financial informationan apartment owner gauging whether a tenant might break the rulesan apartment owner determining whether to rent a unit to someonea car insurance company setting rates based on where someone livesa car insurance company predicting the likelihood of future claims

A
an employer determining whether a job candidate is smart
B
an employer hiring someone to handle financial information
C
an apartment owner gauging whether a tenant might break the rules
D
an apartment owner determining whether to rent a unit to someone
E
a car insurance company setting rates based on where someone lives
F
a car insurance company predicting the likelihood of future claims
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Businesses can use globalization to their advantage by

A
creating trade barriers to other countries.
B
reducing exports to other countries.
C
finding customers in other countries.
D
insourcing jobs in other countries.
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An interest in supervising other workers would be useful for someone who wanted to become

A
an office manager or warehouse manager.
B
a freelance writer or graphic designer.
C
a grocery clerk or supermarket cashier.
D
a letter carrier or delivery person.
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When it spends money on education, a government is trying to

A
find a way to meet a social need.
B
encourage immediate economic growth.
C
meet a social need and improve the economy.
D
find a way to spend budget surpluses.
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What is one reason why the government would provide financial assistance to an entrepreneur?

A
to decrease the high rate of failure of new businesses
B
to encourage the invention and development of products
C
to stimulate the economy while decreasing unemployment
D
to limit the amount of personal funds used to start the business
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John Maynard Keynes developed new economic theories in response to the

A
stock market crash of 1929.
B
Great Depression of the 1930s.
C
first and second world wars.
D
economic boom of the 1950s.
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Hayek believed that the economy could be hard to measure because

A
individuals have the power to make decisions and are unpredictable.
B
individuals have the power to make decisions and are predictable.
C
government has the power to make decisions and is unpredictable.
D
government has the power to make decisions and is predictable.
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When does government regulate producers in a mixed-market economy?

A
always
B
as needed
C
as requested
D
never
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According to the law of demand, as prices increase, quantity demanded

A
increases.
B
decreases.
C
stays the same.
D
disappears.
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When entrepreneurs develop new products, other companies also experience growth because they

A
immediately copy the successful product.
B
create many companion products.
C
try to develop their own products.
D
attempt to improve the product.
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Which best describes how advertising influences consumer choice in an oligopoly?

A
Advertising coaxes people to buy new products.
B
Advertising alerts consumers to price reductions.
C
Advertising undermines competition.
D
Advertising informs brand knowledge.
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The graph below shows the value of the US dollar versus the Canadian dollar.

Question illustration
A
October 2012.
B
November 2012.
C
February 2013.
D
March 2013.

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