VA Contractors: VA Advanced (Class A) Exam
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A lump sum contract on a project has a total contract price of $160,000. Retainage has been
held back at 10%. The contractor has received progress payments for 75% of the project.
The contractor submits a request for final payment for the new completed project. The final
payment amount should be for... - Precise Answer ✔✔ More than $50,000
What is the total value of current assets for an accrual basis company that has the
following? Checking account cash balance is $4,800; materials inventory for work-in-
progress is $4,200; a pick-up truck that cost $12,460- paid for with $2,460 in cash and a note
for $10,000- and is used 100% in the business; accounts receivable is $5,700; suppliers'
accounts payable is $6,300; other accounts payable is $2,200; and quarterly income tax
payment due is $1,180... - Precise Answer ✔✔ Between $12,000 and $16,000
What is the total project overhead for a project that lasts 3 months and has the following
costs? Labor is $4,000; materials are $9,500; equipment rentals are $1,200;
superintendent's annual salary is $36,000; office rent is $800 per month; and office utilities
are $375 per month. - Precise Answer ✔✔ Less than $12,000
For 1 month a company bills out $38,000 in completed work, and receives $22,000 in
payments plus $8,000 from the previous month's billings. They pay their total bill of
$26,000 to supply houses for this month's purchases, and another $5,000 to supply houses
for last month's purchases. Using a cash accounting method and NOT considering any other
revenue or expenses, what is the company's net income for the month? - Precise Answer
✔✔ Loss of $1,000
The owner requests for change which will cost the contractor $15,000 in labor and materials
and $2,250 in overhead costs. With the change, the contractor would be relieved of $18,000
in labor and materials costs, and $2,400 in overhead costs from the original contract. The
original bid included profit of 20% of all costs. The contractor wants to make a profit of 20%
of all costs on the changes. The adjusted contract price for the change order should be... -
Precise Answer ✔✔ A decrease of $3,780
, Which of the following would typically be covered by a contractor's comprehensive general
✔✔
liability insurance policy? - Precise Answer Damage to adjoining property from a crane
accident
What is the total gross compensation and employment status for a carpenter, given the
following information? A contractor hires a carpenter to do the finish work for a 10-home
project. The carpenter is to be paid $16 per hour. The contractor provides all materials and
equipment, such as a table saw. The carpenter provides all of his own hand tools. The
contractor and the carpenter agree that all of the homes are to be completed within 60 8-
hour working days, without overtime. The contractor provides the carpenter with a schedule
of the order in which homes are to be worked on. The contractor provides a helper to assist
the carpenter. The contractor sets the work schedule each day. The carpenter spends 600
hours to complete this project, including 120 hours of overtime. - Precise Answer ✔✔ The
carpenter is an employee and is owed $10,560 for the project
What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the major participants in a
project, prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the shared goals of all
participants? - Precise Answer ✔✔ Partnering
What is the average collection period ratio for a firm that has $365,000 in annual revenues,
$6,600 in current receivables, and net income of $32,000? - Precise Answer ✔✔ 6.6
Who oversees compliance with Material Safety Data Sheets? - Precise Answer ✔✔OSHA
A non-exempt employee of a contractor covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act works 60
hours during a workweek. The agreement is to pay the employee $400 each week regardless
of the numbers of hours worked. What should be the employee's gross pay for the
worksheet? - Precise Answer ✔✔ $700.50
In the previous year, a company had revenues of $500,000 project overhead of $40,000 and
company overhead of $75,000. The company expects the percentage for project and
company overhead to remain the same for the current year. The company desires to make a
10% profit on a project it is bidding. The project would have $80,000 in direct costs. What
should the bid price be? - Precise Answer✔✔ Between $110,000 and $120,000
How much state income tax MUST be paid by a corporation that has $30,000 of Federal
taxable income? The company deducted $2,000 of state and local taxes on the Federal
2026 With 100% Accurate Answers
A lump sum contract on a project has a total contract price of $160,000. Retainage has been
held back at 10%. The contractor has received progress payments for 75% of the project.
The contractor submits a request for final payment for the new completed project. The final
payment amount should be for... - Precise Answer ✔✔ More than $50,000
What is the total value of current assets for an accrual basis company that has the
following? Checking account cash balance is $4,800; materials inventory for work-in-
progress is $4,200; a pick-up truck that cost $12,460- paid for with $2,460 in cash and a note
for $10,000- and is used 100% in the business; accounts receivable is $5,700; suppliers'
accounts payable is $6,300; other accounts payable is $2,200; and quarterly income tax
payment due is $1,180... - Precise Answer ✔✔ Between $12,000 and $16,000
What is the total project overhead for a project that lasts 3 months and has the following
costs? Labor is $4,000; materials are $9,500; equipment rentals are $1,200;
superintendent's annual salary is $36,000; office rent is $800 per month; and office utilities
are $375 per month. - Precise Answer ✔✔ Less than $12,000
For 1 month a company bills out $38,000 in completed work, and receives $22,000 in
payments plus $8,000 from the previous month's billings. They pay their total bill of
$26,000 to supply houses for this month's purchases, and another $5,000 to supply houses
for last month's purchases. Using a cash accounting method and NOT considering any other
revenue or expenses, what is the company's net income for the month? - Precise Answer
✔✔ Loss of $1,000
The owner requests for change which will cost the contractor $15,000 in labor and materials
and $2,250 in overhead costs. With the change, the contractor would be relieved of $18,000
in labor and materials costs, and $2,400 in overhead costs from the original contract. The
original bid included profit of 20% of all costs. The contractor wants to make a profit of 20%
of all costs on the changes. The adjusted contract price for the change order should be... -
Precise Answer ✔✔ A decrease of $3,780
, Which of the following would typically be covered by a contractor's comprehensive general
✔✔
liability insurance policy? - Precise Answer Damage to adjoining property from a crane
accident
What is the total gross compensation and employment status for a carpenter, given the
following information? A contractor hires a carpenter to do the finish work for a 10-home
project. The carpenter is to be paid $16 per hour. The contractor provides all materials and
equipment, such as a table saw. The carpenter provides all of his own hand tools. The
contractor and the carpenter agree that all of the homes are to be completed within 60 8-
hour working days, without overtime. The contractor provides the carpenter with a schedule
of the order in which homes are to be worked on. The contractor provides a helper to assist
the carpenter. The contractor sets the work schedule each day. The carpenter spends 600
hours to complete this project, including 120 hours of overtime. - Precise Answer ✔✔ The
carpenter is an employee and is owed $10,560 for the project
What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the major participants in a
project, prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the shared goals of all
participants? - Precise Answer ✔✔ Partnering
What is the average collection period ratio for a firm that has $365,000 in annual revenues,
$6,600 in current receivables, and net income of $32,000? - Precise Answer ✔✔ 6.6
Who oversees compliance with Material Safety Data Sheets? - Precise Answer ✔✔OSHA
A non-exempt employee of a contractor covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act works 60
hours during a workweek. The agreement is to pay the employee $400 each week regardless
of the numbers of hours worked. What should be the employee's gross pay for the
worksheet? - Precise Answer ✔✔ $700.50
In the previous year, a company had revenues of $500,000 project overhead of $40,000 and
company overhead of $75,000. The company expects the percentage for project and
company overhead to remain the same for the current year. The company desires to make a
10% profit on a project it is bidding. The project would have $80,000 in direct costs. What
should the bid price be? - Precise Answer✔✔ Between $110,000 and $120,000
How much state income tax MUST be paid by a corporation that has $30,000 of Federal
taxable income? The company deducted $2,000 of state and local taxes on the Federal
