Test yourself

 

 

1. Choose the right answer: Both credit and collections are important responsibilities-of financial managers.

 

A. participants

B. operators

C. advertisers

D. tellers

E. managers

 

 

2. Choose the right answer: An operating budget is the … of dollar allocations to various costs and expenses needed to run or operate the business, given projected revenues.

 

A. plan

B. projection

C. statement

D. account

E. saving

 

3. Choose the right answer: The new banks, called national banks, issued notes backed by U.S. government bonds. The notes of these banks were strictly controlled by the …

 

A. bank

B. parliament

C. government.

D. party

E. financial policy

 

4. Choose the right answer: Many banks also offer a special account for which they issue a document called a certificate of …

 

A. deposit

B. assets

C. shares

D. payment

E. budget

 

5. Choose the right answer: The major obligation of a bank is to give depositors their …when they want it.

 

A. certificate

B. taxes

C. money

D. report

E. cheque

 

6. Choose the right answer: Busi­ness companies … from banks to buy new equip­ment and build new factories.

 

A. certify

B. issue

C. estate

D. borrow

E. appraise

 

7. Choose the right answer: The ancient Ro­mans developed an advanced banking system to serve their vast trade...

 

A. balance

B. position

C. cooperation

D. network.

E. authority

 

8. Choose the right answer: Taxes represent an… of cash from the business.

 

A. outflow

B. threat

C. payment

D. parity

E. transaction

 

9. Choose the right answer: Forecasting is an important component of financial …

 

A. circulation

B. budget

C. planning

D. capital

E. projection

 

10. Choose the right answer: The chief financial officer is known as the … or vice president of finance.

 

A. director

B. treasurer

C. teller

D. shareholder

E. manager

 

11. Choose the right answer: A credit union distributes its earnings to the mem­bers as…

 

A. taxes

B. loan

C. dividends

D. shares

E. bills

 

12. Choose the right answer: Banks offer an order of … ac­counts, usually called NOW accounts

 

A. withdrawal

B. liquid

C. commission

D. transferable

E. profitable

 

13. Choose the right answer: A trust fund consists of money, securities, or other property managed by one person or group for the … of another.

 

A. benefit

B. fund

C. insurance

D. balance

E. revenue

 

14. Choose the right answer: Banks rent safe-deposit boxes, providing peo­ple with a secure… for important papers and other valuable items

 

A. transaction

B. place

C. value

D. bank

E. market

 

15. Choose the right answer: A commercial bank in the USA is owned by … who buy shares in it.

 

 

A. creditors

B. chairmen

C. directors

D. stockholders

E. payers

 

16. Choose the right answer: The internal auditor checks on the journals, ledgers, and financial statements prepared by the … department.

 

A. managing

B. financial

C. accounting

D. commercial

E. industrial

 

17. Choose the right answer: To be a borrower you must be a … of the bank be­cause the money will be lent to you through a bank account.

 

A. creditor

B. customer

C. payee

D. clerk

E. shareholder

 

18. Choose the right answer: A short-term … is a prediction of revenues, costs, and expenses for a period of one year or less.

 

A. deposit

B. forecast

C. loan

D. accountant

E. credit

 

19. Choose the right answer: Savings banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are often called thrift institutions, or simply thrifts, because their chief purpose is to …sav­ing.

 

A. certify

B. insure

C. issue

D. encourage

E. lend

 

20. Choose the right answer: Bond traders buy and sell …

 

A. securi­ties

B. transactions

C. bonds

D. assets

E. credits

 

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