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1 .       The price paid for using money is called ____________. 

  principal
  rate
  interest
  loan


2 .       _________ interest applies when interest for each year is based on the amount of the loan or investment. 

  compound
  simple
  linear
  quadratic


3 .       _________ interest most often applies to savings accounts, installment loans, and credit cards and is based on the accumulated amount. 

  compound
  simple
  linear
  quadratic


4 .       ________ is the amount of money borrowed or invested. 

  interest
  principal
  principle
  rate


5 .       __________ is the percent of the principal paid as interest per time period. 

  principal
  interest
  rate
  principle


6 .       ________ is the number of days, months, or years that the money is borrowed or invested. 

  rate
  principal
  time
  mortgage


7 .       _________ value is the amount of the loan plus the interest. 

  loan
  maturity
  initial
  opening


8 .       The ________ interest rate is the lowest rate at which money is loaned to the most preferred borrowers. 

  main
  initial
  prime
  value


9 .       ________ time is based on counting 30 days in each month. 

  exact
  preferred
  ordinary
  common


10 .       ________ time is based on counting the actual number of days in a time period. 

  exact
  ordinary
  latent
  preferred


11 .       The method of lending money at ordinary interest using exact time is called the _____ _____. 

  customer's rule
  preferred rule
  standard rule
  banker's rule


12 .       If money is borrowed from a bank at a simple interest rate, the bank often collects the interest, which is also called the ________ __________, at the time the loan is made. 

  bank discount
  broker's discount
  customer's discount
  principle discount


13 .       In a discounted note, the amount the maker receives after subtracting the discount is called the ____________________. 

  profit
  proceeds
  maturity value
  principal


14 .       A __________ discount note is made when a bank buys a promissory note from a business. 

  third-party
  simple
  promissory
  corporate






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