Personal Finance, 2nd Edition Vickie L. Bajtelsmit
Chapter 1-14
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Summary:T 47Tquestions.T T 46TMultipleTChoiceT|T1TMultipleTSelect
LOT1.1 8 17%
LOT1.2 14 30%
LOT1.3 5 11%
LOT1.4 8 17%
LOT1.5 12 26%
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, Easy 6 13%
Medium 40 85%
Hard 1 2%
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Knowledge 6 13%
Comprehensive 18 38%
Application 17 36%
Analysis 6 13%
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Calculations
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PercentageTChangeTCalculationT(multipleTyrs.) #16
AnnualTPercentageTChangeTCalculatio #17
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FeeTCalculation #34
OpportunityTCostTCalculation #40
1. PersonalTfinanceTisTaTspecializedTareaTofTstudyTthatTfocuses
A) exclusivelyTonTinvestmentsTandTretirementTplanning.
B) onTfinancialTmanagement,ThouseholdTbudgets,TandTinvestments.
C) exclusivelyTonTinvestmentTmanagementTandThouseholdTbudgets.
D) onTindividualTandThouseholdTfinancialTdecisions,TsuchTasTbudgeting,Tsavi
ng,Tspending,TtaxTplanning,Tinsurance,TandTinvestments.
Answer:TD
Solution:TPersonalTfinanceTisTaTspecializedTareaTofTstudyTthatTfocuses
TonTindividualTandThouseholdTfinancialTdecisions,TsuchTasTbudgeting,T
saving,Tspending,Ttax-planning,Tinsurance,TandTinvestments.
Format:TMultipleTChoice
Title:TTestTBankT1.1TPersonalTFinancialTPlanningTSe
ction:TWhyTStudyTPersonalTFinancialTPlanning?
LearningTObjective:T1.1TDescribeTtheTpersonalTfinancialTplanningTprocess,Tand
, TexplainThowTtheTelementsTofTaTcomprehensiveTfinancialTplanTfitTtogether.
Difficulty:TEasyTBloomc
ode:TKnowledgeTAACS
B:TKnowledge
ExpectedTTimeTtoTComplete:T1Tminute
2. CriticalTtoTtheTsuccessTofTbuildingTaTcomprehensiveTfinancialTplanTisTthatTyouTa
pproachTitsTcreationTinTaTlogicalTorder.TTheTstepsTtoTsuccess,TinTtheTcorrectTor
der,TareTasTfollows:
A) SecureTbasicTneeds,TbuildTandTprotectTwealth,TandTestablishTaTfirmTfoundation.
B) SecureTbasicTneeds,TestablishTaTfirmTfoundation,TandTbuildTandTprotectT wealth.
C) BuildTandTprotectTwealth,TestablishTaTfirmTfoundation,TandTsecureTbasicTneeds.
D) EstablishTaTfirmTfoundation,TsecureTbasicTneeds,TandTbuildTandTprotectTwealth.
Answer:TD
Solution:TCriticalTtoTtheTsuccessTofTbuildingTaTcomprehensiveTfinancialTplanTisT
thatTyouTapproachTitsTcreationTinTaTlogicalTorder.TTheTstepsTtoTsuccessTare:Tes
tablishTaTfirmTfoundation,TsecureTbasicTneeds,TandTbuildTandTprotectTwealth.
Format:TMultipleTChoice
Title:TTestTBankT1.1TStepsTtoTaTComprehensiveTFinancialTPlan
TSection:TElementsTofTaTComprehensiveTFinancialTPlan
LearningTObjective:T1.1TDescribeTtheTpersonalTfinancialTplanningTprocess,TandT
explainThowTtheTelementsTofTaTcomprehensiveTfinancialTplanTfitTtogether.
Difficulty:TMediumTBloomco
de:TComprehensionTAACSB
:TComprehension
ExpectedTTimeTtoTComplete:T2Tminutes
3. TheTfinancialTplanningTprocessTincludesTfiveTsteps.TFourTofTtheTstepsTareTlistedTnext:
, • AnalyzeTyourTcurrentTfinancialTstatus.
• ImplementTyourTfinancialTplan.
• MonitorTyourTprogressTandTreviseTyourTplanTasTneeded.
• OrganizeTyourTfinancialTinformationTandTsetTshort-termTandTlong-termTgoals.
WhatTisTtheTmissingTstep?
A) IdentifyTandTevaluateTalternativeTstrategiesTforTmeetingTyourTgoals.
B) UnderstandTtheTpersonalTfinancialTplanningTprocess.
C) AcquireTtheTnecessaryTdecision-makingTskillsTandTtools.
D) BuildTwealthTandTprotectionTagainstTemergencies.
Answer:TA
Solution:TTheTfiveTstepsTinTtheTfinancialTplanningTprocessTareTasTfollows:
1. OrganizeTyourTfinancialTinformationTandTsetTshort-termTandTlong-
termTgoals.
2. AnalyzeTyourTcurrentTfinancialTstatus.
3. IdentifyTandTevaluateTalternativeTstrategiesTforTachievingTyourTgoals.
4. ImplementTyourTfinancialTplan.
5. MonitorTyourTprogressTandTreviseTyourTplanTasTneeded.
Format:TMultipleTChoice
Title:TTestTBankT1.1TTheTFiveTStepsTinTtheTFinancialTPlanningTProcessTS
ection:TTheTPersonalTFinancialTPlanningTProcess
LearningTObjective:T1.1TDescribeTtheTpersonalTfinancialTplanningTprocess,TandT
explainThowTtheTelementsTofTaTcomprehensiveTfinancialTplanTfitTtogether.
Difficulty:TMediumTBloomco
de:TComprehensionTAACSB
:TComprehension
ExpectedTTimeTtoTComplete:T2Tminutes
4. AnTeffectiveTfinancialTplanTmustTbeTadaptableTtoTchangingTcircumstances.TWhich
TwouldTnotTbeTaTreasonTtoTtakeTyouTbackTtoTStepT1TofTtheTfinancialTplanningTpro
cess?
A) ChangesTinTeconomicTconditions
B) BirthTofTaTchild
C) PurchaseTofTlifeTinsurance
D) Marriage
Answer:TC
Solution:TManyTchangesTwillToccurToverTtheTcourseTofTyourTlife.TNotTonlyTwillTc
hangesTinTyourTpersonalTcircumstancesT(aTnewTjob,Tmarriage,TandTchildren)Taf
fectTyourTfinancialTplanningTobjectivesTandTstrategiesTbutTalsoTmayTchangesTin
TeconomicTconditionsTnecessitateTaTrevisionTofTyourTcomprehensiveTfinancialTp
lan.TThus,TrevisingTyourTplanTtakesTyouTcontinuallyTbackTtoTtheTbeginningTofTt
heTprocessTagain.TLifeTinsuranceTisTaTresultTofTchangingTaTfinancialTplan.
Format:TMultipleTChoice
TTitle:TTestTBankT1.1
Section:TTheTPersonalTFinancialTPlanningTProcess