DAU PM PRACTITIONER COMPLETE
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● As a general rule of thumb, what percent of the total ownership costs
of a mass-produced system occur late in the life cycle, due to costs
associated with operations and support?
Answer: 65-80%
●● All of the following are true of Below Threshold Reprogramming
(BTR) actions, EXCEPT ___________.
Answer: Changes to the appropriation category
●● Affordability is most concerned with:
Answer: Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to achieve cost
objectives within affordability constraints.
●● Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on:
Answer: Expected inflation and outlay rates
●● When both government and private funds are used in development
efforts, the contractor may be entitled to offer rights that allow the
,government to release data only as part of the competition and not for
commercial purposes are called _______________ rights?
Answer: Government Purpose
●● With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not
cause an increase in system performance, does not require extensive
independent testing, and the system is currently in production, its
development and test as well as modification kits should be funded with
__________ dollars.
Answer: Procurement
●● Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates
that represent reasonable projections for such things as
_______________________.
Answer: Rates for labor and indirect costs
●● Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports
directly to the Secretary of Defense?
Answer: Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))
●● The primary unit of data in the Future Years Defense Program
(FYDP) and normally the smallest aggregation of resources controlled
by the office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the ____________.
Answer: Program Element
, ●● Which process of DoD Resource Allocation, does Congress appoint
various budget, authorization, and appropriation committees to set the
budget ceiling and ends when the President signs the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA)?
Answer: Enactment
●● What is the obligation period (the length of time the Government has
to obligate the funds) for the Defense Appropriation Category of
Procurement funds?
Answer: 3 Years
●● Which enactment process activity provides permission for a Federal
program or activity to begin or continue from year to year, but does not
provide Budget Authority to fund the program or activity?
Answer: Authorization Bill
●● After Congress passes the DoD Appropriations Bill and the President
signs it, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the
Budget Authority to the DoD. What is this distribution called?
Answer: Apportionment
●● If a contractor is producing missiles for the Navy, on a non-
commercial contract, and the contractor fails to deliver them on time, the
Navy has the right to:
Answer: Terminate the contract for default
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● As a general rule of thumb, what percent of the total ownership costs
of a mass-produced system occur late in the life cycle, due to costs
associated with operations and support?
Answer: 65-80%
●● All of the following are true of Below Threshold Reprogramming
(BTR) actions, EXCEPT ___________.
Answer: Changes to the appropriation category
●● Affordability is most concerned with:
Answer: Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to achieve cost
objectives within affordability constraints.
●● Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on:
Answer: Expected inflation and outlay rates
●● When both government and private funds are used in development
efforts, the contractor may be entitled to offer rights that allow the
,government to release data only as part of the competition and not for
commercial purposes are called _______________ rights?
Answer: Government Purpose
●● With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not
cause an increase in system performance, does not require extensive
independent testing, and the system is currently in production, its
development and test as well as modification kits should be funded with
__________ dollars.
Answer: Procurement
●● Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates
that represent reasonable projections for such things as
_______________________.
Answer: Rates for labor and indirect costs
●● Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports
directly to the Secretary of Defense?
Answer: Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))
●● The primary unit of data in the Future Years Defense Program
(FYDP) and normally the smallest aggregation of resources controlled
by the office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the ____________.
Answer: Program Element
, ●● Which process of DoD Resource Allocation, does Congress appoint
various budget, authorization, and appropriation committees to set the
budget ceiling and ends when the President signs the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA)?
Answer: Enactment
●● What is the obligation period (the length of time the Government has
to obligate the funds) for the Defense Appropriation Category of
Procurement funds?
Answer: 3 Years
●● Which enactment process activity provides permission for a Federal
program or activity to begin or continue from year to year, but does not
provide Budget Authority to fund the program or activity?
Answer: Authorization Bill
●● After Congress passes the DoD Appropriations Bill and the President
signs it, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the
Budget Authority to the DoD. What is this distribution called?
Answer: Apportionment
●● If a contractor is producing missiles for the Navy, on a non-
commercial contract, and the contractor fails to deliver them on time, the
Navy has the right to:
Answer: Terminate the contract for default
