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Define diversity
Diversity refers to the ways people are similar or different to each other
Which is better: a high credit score, or a lower credit score?
Cool Comix bought a copy of Lois Lane 106 for $120 less 20%. How much will they have to sell it for if they want a 40% markup?
$134.40
Who is our school counselor?
Bert
What is James Bond's code name?
007
Define values
Concepts or beliefs that guide how we make decisions about and evaluations of events
When using the 50-30-20 rule, which percentage is associated with Wants?
30%
Afra gets paid a weekly salary of $580 plus an 8% commission on sales above $10,000. If Afra made $18,000 in sales last week. How much money did she make?
$1220
Who is the school principal?
Lech
What is an eight-sided shape called?
Octagon
Define self-fulfilling prophecy
The perceptual process in which our expectations about another person cause that person to act more consistently with those expectations
What is a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)?
A) A government-mandated savings account issued to every Canadian citizen
B) An employer-sponsored pension plan
C) A mandatory retirement program required by an employer
D) A personal investment vehicle that shelters savings from income taxes
D) A personal investment vehicle that shelters savings from income taxes
Which of the formulas below can be used to find the maturity value with simple interest?
A) S = P + I
B) A = P + Prt
C) FV = PV(1 + rt)
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
D) All of the above
What are the names of all the Truro NSCC buildings?
McCarthy, Forrester, Davis Hall, Sport and Health, & Cafeteria
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Define confirmation bias
The process of screening out information that is contrary to values and assumptions and to readily accept confirming information
What is NOT one of the 5Cs that credits look for when you apply for credit?
A) Capacity
B) Capital
C) Conscientiousness
D) Collateral
E) Conditions
C) Conscientiousness
How many months will it take a sum of money to double in value if it earns 8.4% interest compounded quarterly?
100 months (more precisely: 100.06 months)
How many NSCC campuses are there?
14
What is the only food that never goes bad?
Honey
Describe coersive power
A form of social power where someone uses threats, punishment or force to influence or manipulate others against their will
What are the three federal public pension plans available to low income Nova Scotians with a work history?
CPP (Canada Pension Plan), OAS (Old Age Security), GIS (Guaranteed Income Supplement)
Gauss deposits $4300 at the beginning of every three months into an annuity with a return rate of 8.4% compounded monthly. This is an example of:
a) Ordinary simple annuity
b) Ordinary general annuity
c) Simple annuity due
d) General annuity due
D) General annuity due
When did the Truro NSCC building become an NSCC?
1996
What 1997 movie features Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as undercover secret agents?
Men In Black