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AG business 2012
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Agriculture
12th Grade
05/17/2012

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Term
How is insurance defined?
Definition
contract that protects you from risk.
Term
What is a demand to the insurer for payment of benefits under an insurance contract?
Definition
file a claim.
Term
______ is purchased for a specific length of time at a fixed rate based on the age and health of the indiviual?
Definition
Term insurance
Term
Many financial advisors willrecommend a policy that is at least equal to ___ times your annual gross income.
Definition
6-10
Term

What is the amount to be paid by the insured during a given period before any payment is made by the insurance company?

 

Definition
deductible
Term
Which is a definition for the price of an insurance policy?
Definition
premium
Term
What will pay for damage to the insured vehicle resulting from events other than collision?
Definition
comprehensive insurance
Term
What is a tax levied on real estate, which includes land and permanent improvements made to land?
Definition
property tax
Term
What is an estate tax?
Definition
right to transfer assest at death. "death tax"
Term
Property taxes typically provide the primary source of revenue for ___.
Definition
local government
Term
What is a progressive tax?
Definition
income and taxes increase
Term
What is a tax levied by a state, country, and/or cityon the price of goods or services purchased by consumers?
Definition
sales tax
Term
_____ is the science that deals withthe production, distribution, and consumption of wealth.
Definition
economics
Term
Indiviuals cannot live without some basic _____.
Definition
needs
Term
The _____ states thatas the market price of a good or a service increases, the quantity supplied in the market will also increase.
Definition
law of supply
Term
Which law states that as the market price of a good or a service increases, the quantity demanded of that good or service decreases?
Definition
law of demand
Term
What would stage 2 in a production function typically exhibit?
Definition
increasing at a slow rate (kanye)
Term
What is the definition of marginal cost?
Definition
cost that is takes to produce one unit of something
Term
What occurs when marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost?
Definition
maximum profit
Term
What is an investment that sees indiviual investors pool their money and professional money managers manage the pool?
Definition
money market
Term
What represent a share of ownership in a company, and may increase or decrease in value based on the company's performance?
Definition
stock
Term
Which type of investment would be considered to have a relatively constant liquidity?
Definition
cash, $
Term
Which method of marketing commodities involves a sale that occurs at the point of delivery inwhich the seller receives immediate payment for a commodity at the price in effect that day?
Definition
cash sale
Term
What is a definition of a futures contract?
Definition
agree on specified quantity, date, and price
Term
Which is disadvantage of a cash sale for a producer?
Definition
no price protection
Term
What is the relationship between the local cash market price and the futures market price called?
Definition
basis
Term
In 1848, the ____ was founded by 82 businessmen, who established rules to make traders accountable to the terms of the contracts being traded.
Definition
chicago board of trades
Term
What is a third party between traders that insures performance from all involved parties?
Definition
clearing house
Term
Which is the world's largest and most diverse exchange?
Definition
CME group
Term
Who are hedgers?
Definition
have or need the commodities; (farmers)
Term
What is one item not included among the standard details in contract specifications?
Definition
price
Term
The initial buy or the physical ownership is called a ____ in the futures market.
Definition
long
Term
____ is the last price that anyone paid during trading on the given date.
Definition
settle
Term
____ is the conversion of an option into a demand for performance on the underlying contract.
Definition
exercising
Term
Which is a basic feature for options?
Definition
give the right to buy and sell pay premium
Term
If the intrinsic value is negative, it is called ____.
Definition
out of the money
Term
Who is an indiviual who acts on behalf of a client who is buying or selling futures or options contracts and more?
Definition
broker
Term
What type of order is filled promptly at the current price?
Definition
market
Term
Which is a demand factor that can influence agricultural commodities?
Definition
economy, weather
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