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Franco buys a sofa from Grey at a garage sale. Franco writes Grey a check for $50 to pay for the couch. Grey is


A) none of the choices.
B) the drawee.
C) the drawer.
D) the payee.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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To avoid liability for negligence, a customer must examine monthly bank statements and canceled checks promptly and with reasonable care, and report any forged signatures to the bank.

A) True
B) False

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A bank is not obligated to pay an uncertified check presented for payment more than six months from its date.

A) True
B) False

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Fewer records are available with electronic banking to prove or disprove that a transaction occurred.

A) True
B) False

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When a bank draws a check on itself, the check is a negotiable instrument at the moment it is issued.

A) True
B) False

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Electronic banking has reduced the number of possibilities for tampering with a person's private banking information.

A) True
B) False

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Maya uses e-money consisting of funds stored on microchips in her laptop, phone, and tablet to pay bills. This effectively replaces physical cash with virtual cash in the form of


A) coins and paper currency.
B) electronic impulses.
C) checks.
D) none of the choices.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If a bank's payment over a stop-payment order causes subsequent checks written on the drawer's account to be returned for insufficient funds, the bank will be liable for the drawer's resulting costs.

A) True
B) False

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Ally writes a check to Beri on Ally's account at Community Bank. The bank dishonors the check even though Ally has sufficient funds in her account. The bank is liable to


A) Ally.
B) Beri.
C) the payee on Ally's next check.
D) no one.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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If only a bank's drive-through facility is open, a check deposited on Saturday will not trigger the bank's midnight deadline until the following Monday.

A) True
B) False

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Corky pays Debit Bank $500 plus a service fee to draw a check on itself payable to Electric Company. The party responsible for paying the check is


A) Corky only.
B) Corky and Debit Bank.
C) Debit Bank only.
D) Corky, Debit Bank, and Electric Company.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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When a customer makes a deposit into a checking account, the customer becomes a debtor, and the bank a creditor, for the amount deposited.

A) True
B) False

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Quito writes a check to Roy on Quito's account at Sterling Bank. The bank dishonors the check because Quito has insufficient funds in his account. The bank is liable to


A) Quito.
B) Roy.
C) Quito, Roy, and the payees on Quito's subsequent checks.
D) no one.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Because checks serve as a substitute for cash, they can facilitate financial record keeping.

A) True
B) False

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With a joint checking account, the bank can hold any joint-account owner liable for payment of an overdraft even if that owner did not sign the check or benefit from its proceeds.

A) True
B) False

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If any financial institution, such as a brokerage house, handles a check for payment or collection, the check is covered by UCC Article 4.

A) True
B) False

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Checks received after a certain time can be deferred for posting until the next banking day.

A) True
B) False

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Brady forges Cal's signature on a check "payable to the order of Brady" drawn on Cal's account in Downtown Bank. Cal's forged signature is


A) effective if an innocent third party accepts the check.
B) effective to the degree that it matches Cal's genuine signature.
C) effective to the extent that the bank debits Cal's account.
D) not effective.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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A customer's negligence cannot shift the loss when payment is made on a check with an altered amount.

A) True
B) False

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Ruth takes her car to Service Center, which repairs the car and bills her for $500. She writes out a check drawn on Tempo Bank, but later, believing that Service Center did not fix the car properly, issues a stop-payment order. If Tempo pays the check, the bank


A) can sue Ruth for a wrongful stop-payment order.
B) can sue Service Center for breach of contract.
C) is liable to Service Center for the time and trouble to return the payment.
D) is liable for Ruth's loss due to the wrongful payment.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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