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1. One of the highest-paying career groups is called entry-level. | False |
2. Groups of similar occupations across the nation are called clusters. | True |
3. Supply and demand for workers in an occupation generally remain constant within the economy. | False |
4. Examples of employee expenses include parking costs and buying uniforms. | True |
5. A self-assessment inventory lists your strong and weak points along with plans for improvement as you prepare for a career. | True |
6. Both businesses and workers must continually reinvent themselves to meet changing market needs. | True |
7. You don’t really need to write down your goals, because they are constantly changing. | False |
8. A long-term goal is one you expect to reach within six months or so. | False |
9. Once you have had a formal interview with an employer, you should not contact the employer again unless you are offered the job. | False |
10. After you complete a job interview, the next thing to do is sit back and wait to hear from the employer. | False |
11. The information you provide on a Form W-4 determines the amount your employer will withhold from your paycheck for income taxes. | True |
12. If you have too little taxes withheld from your paycheck during the year, you will have to pay the difference when you file your tax return. | True |
13. A Form W-2 shows only the amount of federal income tax withheld by an employer. | False |
14. The Americans with Disabilities Act allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for certain medical and family situations. | False |
15. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination in employment decisions against people age 35 and over. | False |
16. Employers must pay all employees overtime at the rate of 1 1/2 times the regular rate. | False |
17. Some deductions are required by law, but others are optional. | True |
18. Employers must contribute matching amounts into each employee’s Medicare and Social Security accounts. | True |
19. Self-employed people do not need to pay Social Security or Medicare taxes. | False |
20. An employee required to work on a paid holiday is usually paid 1 1/2 times his or her regular hourly rate of pay. | False |
21. When an employee is entitled to his or her full retirement account, the employee is said to be vested in the account. | True |
22. The process of negotiating a work contract for union members is called collective bargaining. | True |
23. A set of goals for spending, saving, and investing the money you receive is called a budget. | False |
24. Before you prepare a budget, it is a good idea to keep track of your income and expenses for a month or two. | True |
25. You should always create a monthly budget—weekly or biweekly budgets tend to be inaccurate. | False |
26. A document that lists the valuable things you own, along with their purchase prices and approximate current values, is called an expense record. | False |
27. A net worth statement will be useful when you apply for a loan or credit. | True |
28. An express contract is legally binding, but an implied contract is not. | False |
29. If a person signs a contract because he or she felt threatened to do so, a genuine agreement does not exist. | True |
30. The competence or legal ability of a person to enter a contract is called consideration. | False |
31. Never sign a contract until you have read and understood it. | True |
32. A payee is a person who promises to pay the debt of another person. | False |
33. Only people with considerable wealth need to create a personal record keeping system. | False |
34. One big advantage of computerized record keeping is that information can be updated quickly and easily. | True |
35. A canceled check is one that has been processed by the bank. | True |
36. Floating a check is illegal in most states. | True |
37. Writing a future date on a check is called postdating | True |
38. Paying bills online is generally considered slower and riskier than writing checks. | False |
39. If you are depositing a check into your account, write the check’s ABA number on the deposit slip. | True |
40. The column headed by a check mark in a checkbook register is so you can make a note of your checks that have bounced. | False |
41. You should reconcile your checking account as soon as you receive your bank statement. | True |
42. A check cannot be cashed until it has been reconciled. | False |
43. A joint checking account can be opened by two or more people. | True |
44. A money order can never bounce. | True |
45. Debit card transactions do not need to be recorded in your checkbook register. | False |
46. For safety, do not carry your PIN in written form; instead, commit it to memory. | True |
47. The usual reason for a stop-payment order is that the check has been lost or stolen. | True |
48. You can purchase or sell savings bonds at most full-service banks. | True |