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Grade 12 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-210X84-SQRW

1.

What is a credit score used for?A. A tax whose effective rate rises with income B. Estimating a borrower's credit risk C. The amount paid before insurance coverage applies D. To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt

2.

What is compound interest?A. To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt B. A tax whose effective rate rises with income C. Earnings remaining after deductions D. Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest

3.

Why build an emergency fund?A. Asset-specific investment risk B. Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest C. To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt D. How easily an asset becomes spendable cash

4.

What does diversification reduce?A. To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt B. The amount paid before insurance coverage applies C. Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest D. Asset-specific investment risk

5.

What is net pay?A. Asset-specific investment risk B. Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest C. To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt D. Earnings remaining after deductions

6.

What is a deductible?A. The amount paid before insurance coverage applies B. A tax whose effective rate rises with income C. Estimating a borrower's credit risk D. Asset-specific investment risk

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What is liquidity?A. Earnings remaining after deductions B. A tax whose effective rate rises with income C. How easily an asset becomes spendable cash D. Asset-specific investment risk

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What is a progressive tax?A. Asset-specific investment risk B. Earnings remaining after deductions C. Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest D. A tax whose effective rate rises with income

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  1. What is a credit score used for?Estimating a borrower's credit risk
  2. What is compound interest?Interest earned on principal and accumulated interest
  3. Why build an emergency fund?To cover unexpected expenses without high-cost debt
  4. What does diversification reduce?Asset-specific investment risk
  5. What is net pay?Earnings remaining after deductions
  6. What is a deductible?The amount paid before insurance coverage applies
  7. What is liquidity?How easily an asset becomes spendable cash
  8. What is a progressive tax?A tax whose effective rate rises with income

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