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Personal Financial Planning, 13th Edition,
by Gitman, Joehnk, and Billingsley.
All chapters covered.

,Chapter1—UnderstandingtheFinancialPlanningProcess
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TRUE/FALSE

1. Standard of living is defined as the necessities, comforts, and luxuries desired by an individual or group. ANS:
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T
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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
gcg c gc gc STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge gcg c gc




2. Your average propensity to consume is the percentage of each dollar of income, on the average, that is spent
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for current needs rather than savings.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Easy OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
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STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge gcg c gc




3. A good financial plan completed when one is in their 30s will typically last a lifetime. ANS:
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F
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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
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STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Synthesis gcg c gc




4. Financial planning is a continuing, life-long process. gc gc gc gc gc gc




ANS: T PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Easy OBJ: LO: 1-2 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
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STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension gcg c gc




5. Financial planning can improve your standard of living. gc gc gc gc gc gc gc




ANS: T PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Easy OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
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STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension gcg c gc




6. Current consumption is inverselyrelated to saving for the future.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Challenging OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking
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STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Analysis gcg c gc




7. About 20% of Americans say retirement planning is their most pressing financial concern.
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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge gcg c gc




8. The most effective way to achieve financial objectives is through financial planning. AN
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S: T gcg PTS: 1
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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension gcg c gc




9. Defining financial goals is an important first step in personal financial planning process. AN
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S: T gcg c PTS: 1 gcgcg c DIF: Easy OBJ: LO: 1-2 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension gcg c gc




10. Two persons with equal average propensities to consume will not necessarily have equal standards of livin
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g because of differences in income.
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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Evaluation gcg c gc




11. The need for financial planning declines as your income increases.
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ANS: F PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Moderate OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Synthesis gcg c gc




12. Current consumption effects future consumption. gc gc gc gc




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NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Analysis gcg c gc




13. A person who has $2,000 monthly income and spends $1,800 monthly has anaverage propensity to cons
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ume of 90%. gc gc




ANS: T PTS: 1 gcg c gcgcg c DIF: Challenging OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc




STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Evaluation gcg c gc




14. A person making $35,000 and spending $30,800 has an average propensity to consume of 80%. AN
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S: F gcg c PTS: 1 gcgcg c DIF: Challenging OBJ: LO: 1-1 gcgcg c gc




NAT: BUSPROG: Reflective thinking gcg c gc gc STA: DISC: Financial Markets and Interest Rates
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KEY: Bloom's: Evaluation gcg c gc




15. Most families find it difficult to discuss money matters.
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, ANS: T
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