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Personal Finance
Vocab Set 1
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Finance
11th Grade
09/12/2016

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payroll card
Definition
are an alternative to direct deposit on paper checks
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piece rate pay
Definition
is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit.
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salary
Definition
a fixed regular payment typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum.
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scarcity
Definition
the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage
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trade off
Definition
a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.
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voluntary deduction
Definition
are arranged upon deductions from wages that are withheld from an employees paycheck
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w-2 form
Definition
is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the internal revenue service (IRS)
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w-4 form
Definition
tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck
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marginal benefit
Definition
is the additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service
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marginal cost
Definition
the cost added by producing one extra item of a product
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gross pay
Definition
is the money earned from working before taxes and other deductions
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minimum wage
Definition
the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as one with a labor union)
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net pay
Definition
is the amount of a person's paycheck left over after any deductions are taken out
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opportunity cost
Definition
the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen
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overtime rate
Definition
is a calculation of hours worked by a worker that exceed those hours defined for a standard work week
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economic depression
Definition
is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies
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economic prosperity
Definition
is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social status
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economic recession
Definition
period of general economic decline, defined usually as a contraction in the GDP for six months (two consecutive quarters) or longer
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economic recovery
Definition
is the phase of the business cycle following a recession, during which an economy regains and exceeds peak employment and output levels achieved prior to downturn
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income tax
Definition
tax levied by a government directly on income especially an annual tax on personal income
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commission pay
Definition
is a sum of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually selling a certain amount of goods or services
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mandatory deduction
Definition
the employer is required by federal and or state law to deduct a certain amount of the employee's pay and send/remit it
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pay period
Definition
is a recurring length of time over which employee time is recorded and paid
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