Finance Assignment 1

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Instructions Save the file in your course folder, and name it with Assignment, the section number, and your first initial and last name. For example, Jessie Robinson's assignment 1R for Section 1 would be named Assignment1JRobinson. Type the answers to the assignment's questions. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day, be sure to save your progress. Review Lesson 4 of the Course Overview for instructions about turning in your assignments. Assignment 1: Economic Basics (24.0 points) 1. Describe two examples of important things that financial planning skills can help you do, and explain why these things are important to you personally. (4-6 sentences. 2.0 points) Plan for retirement and budget creating. Planning for retirement is important for me because id like to not have to worry about having to work my whole life and it’d just be nice to relax once im old and not have to worry. I’d also like to make a good budget system so I never have to stress about how much money I have or not having enough money for certain goods and services, or to even pay bills. 2. List two examples of goods you have purchased in the past or may purchase in the future. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 0.5 points) Groceries and clothing 3. List two examples of services you have purchased in the past or may purchase in the future. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 0.5 points) Oil Delivery, Cable guy fixing cable 4. One of the functions of money is as a store of value. How does inflation affect money's ability to store value? (3-6 sentences. 2.0 points) Inflation makes the value of money go down. If there is an increase in inflation, the value of money goes down and vice versa if inflation decreases. If the value of money goes down
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