Shopping for Food
Clothing Choices
To Rent or to Buy
Buying and Operating a Vehicle
Vocabulary
100

7-Eleven is this type of store.

What is convenience store

100

Sales held at the end of winter, end of summer, or other times of the year when stores want to clear out their shelves in order to get room for new inventory.

What are seasonal sales

100

Advantages include: paying only a small security deposit, no direct maintenance costs, and greater mobility.

What is renting

100

These are considered oil and filter changes and minor tune-ups

What is normal maintenance

100

Store open 16 to 24 hours a day, carrying a limited selection of relatively higher-priced items. 

What is convenience store

200

This type of store generally has a limited variety of brands in large quantities.

What is club warehouse store

200

The ability of an item to last.

What is durability


200

A long-term agreements describing the terms under which property is rented

What is a lease

200

Price of this item usually varies and depends on the car's age, weight type, and value 

What is registration fee

200

Lower priced store-brand products carried by some supermarket chains and club warehouse chains.

What are private-labeled products

300

Americans do most of their food shopping in grocery stores or in this type of store. 

What is club warehouse stores


300

This factor of clothing value changes often and varies from person to person.

What is style

300

Responsibilities include providing minimum services, obeying safety laws, and making repairs in a reasonable period of time. 

What is a landlord

300

For this type of vehicle, one may want to check out the vehicle's history and have it checked out by a mechanic before buying. 

What is used

300

Insurance that pays for bodily injury and property damage.

What is liability insurance

400

How price per-unit is determined

What is the price of the item divided by the unit size. 

For example, let's say a 12 oz. can of soup costs $3.00. To find the unit price, divide the $3 by 12. ($3.00 / 12= $0.25)

400

Clothing stores that sell used items at lower prices than new.

What is consignment shop

400

Usually required in case the rent is not paid or damage is done to the property.

What is security deposit

400

This depends on how hard a car is driven, the mileage, maintenance, and age. 

What is depreciation

400

Fees paid to the lender and computed as a percentage of a loan.

What are points

500

The opportunity cost when one is comparison shopping?

What is the more time spent shopping for food, the less time one has for other activities

500

The four factors clothing value depends on.

What is style, durability, cost of care, and purchase price.

500

Title search, legal costs, loan application, credit report, house inspection, and taxes

What are closing costs

500

Automobiles are this type of good.

What is a durable good

500

The amount of use a person gets from an item over time and the value a person places on this use.

What is service flow

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