Quiz 1: What is Work ?

Making $35,000 as a bricklayer would most satisfy which of these personal benefits of work?

Earning money

_____ describes the practice of products and services traded between countries around the world.

Global economy

The time it takes to travel to work is referred to as _____.

Commute time

If the federal and state minimum wages are different, the highest minimum wage is used.

True

It is possible to have a society within a society.

True

My neighbor's lawn is overgrown. While I was mowing my own lawn, I cut hers too. She offered to pay me but I wouldn't take her money. It was my pleasure to help her. Mowing my neighbor's lawn was _____.

Volunteer Work

Employees who record and are paid for the exact amount of time spent working are paid on a(n) _____ basis.

Hourly

Which of the following is not a payroll tax deduction?

Sales Tax

If you travel 30 minutes to work each day and work 5 days a week, what is your weekly commute time?

2.5 hours

The government department responsible for laws concerning work is the_____.

Department of labor

Housing and entertainment are both needs.

False

Members of a society must be at least eighteen years old to serve their community in any way.

False

If your daily commute time is 1 hour and today you worked an hour of overtime, how much time is added to your commute time for the day?

None

Gross wage refers to the wage an employee earns before deductions are subtracted.

True