CMCA Practice Test Exam Questions and
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1. Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring
maintenance work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A contractor's invoice: C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a control to
ensure maintenance work is completed.
2. The primary management control tool for identifying whether the associa-tion
needs to maintain a particular property element is:
A. Physical inspections
B. Association bylaws
C. Maintenance responsibility chart
D. Community asset inventory: C. Maintenance responsibility chart along, with the governing docu-ments,
defines parameters of association maintenance responsibility.
The other answers have no bearing on necessity of maintenance or maintenance responsibility.
3. In what type of a contract would a waiver of lien by recommended?
A. Repair of the HVAC system
B. Re-roofing the buildings
C. Repair of the pool pump
D. Annual tree pruning: B. Re-roofing the buildings - Large contracts involving significant material purchase and/or use
of sub-contractors commonly include lien waivers and should be recommended to the board.
,A, C, and D typically do not include significant material purchases or the use of sub-contractors so a waiver of lien is not necessary.
4. What does "Co-Insurance" obligate the Association to do?
A. Pay the deductible
B. Maintain certain limits of insurance
C. Cover the depreciated value of all association buildings
,D. Provide insurance for homeowners: B. Maintain certain limits of insurance - Co-insurance seeks to the limits
of insurance in place at the time of a loss and speaks to insurance obligation for the parties involved in the claim.
5. When an association contracts out all of its services and has no employees,
it is a best business practice to:
A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
B. Purchase employment practices liability insurance.
C. Assume the contractors carry their own insurance coverage.
D. Increase the coverage under the D&O insurance policy.: A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding
process.
6. If an owner fails to receive notice of a meeting, the association is not
responsible if the owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners.: A. Did not notify association of their current address. It is the owner's
responsibility to provide current contact information to Management.
7. What is the primary source of requirements when developing the associa-tion's
annual maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study: A. Governing documents
8. The best reasoning for recommending the modified accrual accounting method
is that, compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
, C. Is more easily understood by board members.
Verified Answers – A+ Guaranteed
1. Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring
maintenance work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A contractor's invoice: C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a control to
ensure maintenance work is completed.
2. The primary management control tool for identifying whether the associa-tion
needs to maintain a particular property element is:
A. Physical inspections
B. Association bylaws
C. Maintenance responsibility chart
D. Community asset inventory: C. Maintenance responsibility chart along, with the governing docu-ments,
defines parameters of association maintenance responsibility.
The other answers have no bearing on necessity of maintenance or maintenance responsibility.
3. In what type of a contract would a waiver of lien by recommended?
A. Repair of the HVAC system
B. Re-roofing the buildings
C. Repair of the pool pump
D. Annual tree pruning: B. Re-roofing the buildings - Large contracts involving significant material purchase and/or use
of sub-contractors commonly include lien waivers and should be recommended to the board.
,A, C, and D typically do not include significant material purchases or the use of sub-contractors so a waiver of lien is not necessary.
4. What does "Co-Insurance" obligate the Association to do?
A. Pay the deductible
B. Maintain certain limits of insurance
C. Cover the depreciated value of all association buildings
,D. Provide insurance for homeowners: B. Maintain certain limits of insurance - Co-insurance seeks to the limits
of insurance in place at the time of a loss and speaks to insurance obligation for the parties involved in the claim.
5. When an association contracts out all of its services and has no employees,
it is a best business practice to:
A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
B. Purchase employment practices liability insurance.
C. Assume the contractors carry their own insurance coverage.
D. Increase the coverage under the D&O insurance policy.: A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding
process.
6. If an owner fails to receive notice of a meeting, the association is not
responsible if the owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners.: A. Did not notify association of their current address. It is the owner's
responsibility to provide current contact information to Management.
7. What is the primary source of requirements when developing the associa-tion's
annual maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study: A. Governing documents
8. The best reasoning for recommending the modified accrual accounting method
is that, compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
, C. Is more easily understood by board members.
