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Chapter 8

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Warranties may be in writing or assumed to exist.
 

 2. 

When your debts are greater than your assets, you are said to be solvent, or in a favorable credit position.
 

 3. 

Receipts are valuable to use as evidence or proof of payment.
 

 4. 

Fixed expenses will change according to a family’s needs and short-term goals.
 

 5. 

Most financial experts recommend that a family have no more than 50-60 percent of take-home pay set aside for fixed expenses.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

A budget
a.
is a plan to match spending with saving
c.
is a plan to match expected income with expected outflow
b.
is a plan to increase income
d.
will decrease your wants and needs
 

 7. 

Savings, house payments, and utilities are all examples of
a.
disposable income
c.
variable expenses
b.
fixed expenses
d.
personal records
 

 8. 

An agreement which is missing an essential element, such as consideration is
a.
valid
c.
void
b.
voidable
d.
illegal
 

 9. 

A mortgage or lease is an example of a(n)
a.
implied contract
c.
oral contract
b.
express contract
d.
warranty or guarantee
 

 10. 

Lunches, medical bills, personal care items, and clothing are all examples of
a.
income
c.
variable expenses
b.
fixed expenses
d.
investments
 

 11. 

The IRS can audit your tax returns for a period of ___ years, except in the case of fraud, where there is no time limit.
a.
one
c.
six
b.
three
d.
ten
 

 12. 

The price, which may be in the form of money, a promise, or a performed act, is known as a(n)
a.
offer
c.
competent parties
b.
acceptance
d.
consideration
 

 13. 

A person who creates or signs a promissory note is called the
a.
payee
c.
cosigner
b.
maker
d.
agent
 

 14. 

When your assets are greater than your liabilities, you are said to be
a.
responsible
c.
solvent
b.
insolvent
d.
rich
 

 15. 

Intentional misrepresentation of a material fact is called
a.
duress
c.
undue influence
b.
mistake
d.
fraud
 

Matching
 
 
a.
void
h.
cosigner
b.
maker
i.
inventory
c.
competent parties
j.
promissory note
d.
instruments
k.
implied
e.
legally collectible
l.
contract
f.
voidable
m.
solvent
g.
payee
 

 16. 

A warranty that is assumed to exist.
 

 17. 

The meaning of the phrase negotiable instrument.
 

 18. 

One who agrees to pay a note if the maker does not pay.
 

 19. 

The person who creates and signs a note.
 

 20. 

The person to whom a note is made payable.
 

 21. 

A written promise to pay on a specified date.
 

 22. 

A person is ____ if he or she can pay all bills as they are due.
 

 23. 

Contracts that are missing one or more essential ingredients.
 

 24. 

Contracts that contain an element that could make them unenforceable.
 

 25. 

Persons who are legally able to give sane and intelligent consent and enter into contracts.
 



 
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