Mortuary Administration Compend Exam Study Guide with Verified Solutions

Mortuary Administration Compend Exam Study Guide with Verified Solutions 1. 98% of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of - Answer️️ -telephone 2. a burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains c. moving a remains from a state whereto death occurred d. catholic burial mass - Answer️️ -catholic burial mass 3. the proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mosulemum is - Answer️️ -entombment 4. a container for cremains is called - Answer️️ -urn 5. the holy book of the islam faith is the - Answer️️ -koran 6. the person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the - Answer️️ -member of the family 7. whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director should - Answer️️ -check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 8. which of the following is not a function if the American board of funeral service education - Answer️️ -administer the national board exam 9. an obituary can best be defined as - Answer️️ -a brief biographical sketch of a persons life 10. the death certificate contains all of the following except the - Answer️️ -religious affiliation 11. when the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of the following except - Answer️️ -prie dieu 12. the N.F.D.A. "code of ethics" is based upon - Answer️️ -the golden rule 13. when a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the - Answer️️ -coroner 14. the committal service is usually held at the - Answer️️ -grave site 15. of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran - Answer️️ -father 16. the part of a handle of a casket the casket bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the - Answer️️ -bar 17. tailored is a style of casket - Answer️️ -interior 18. extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by - Answer️️ -two inches 19. the base molding is apart of a casket - Answer️️ -shell TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 20. when the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be - Answer️️ -tailored 21. a wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches and in width - Answer️️ -28 inches 22, a casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called - Answer️️ -a state casket 23. a non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n) - Answer️️ -stationary bar handle 24. a method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as casket, facilities and automobiles is called - Answer️️ -functional 25. a pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called - Answer️️ -unit 26. a pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called - Answer️️ -itemization 27. a pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called - Answer️️ -bi-unit 28. methods of figuring a formula price are - Answer️️ -all of these 29. which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral buiness - Answer️️ - salaries TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 30. which of the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing - Answer️️ -possible elimination of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery 31. which of the following is a source of income in the funeral buisness - Answer️️ - non formula services 32 any pricing method would be based on - Answer️️ -all of these 33. which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method - Answer️️ -places realistic value on the casket 34. if total overhead for a funeral home was $65,000 for a fiscal period, and the firm did 100 services, what would the average overhead per service be - Answer️️ -$650 35. if a casket cost $100 wholesale and the funeral homes fixed multiple was 5, what would the selling price of that casket be - Answer️️ -$500 36. if a funeral home had an average overhead of $650 and the wholesale cost of a casket was $100 and the funeral director marked his casket up 100% what would the unit price be - Answer️️ -$850 37. if a casket cost $200 wholesale and was sold for $1000 and the average overhead per funeral was $500, what would the net profit be - Answer️️ -$800 38. a gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of needles is called - Answer️️ -shirred 39. the metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be - Answer️️ -1/20 inch thick TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 40. a metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called - Answer️️ - vault 41. the crown and ogee are part of the casket - Answer️️ -shell 42. the part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the - Answer️️ -lug 43. a burial vault is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a (an) - Answer️️ -air seal 44. the length of a standard adult wood is - Answer️️ -6/3 45. the length of a standard adult metal is - Answer️️ -6/6 46. college mortuary grossed $200,000 from the sale of adult formula services for the proceeding year. $40,000 was spent for wholesale casket cost and total overhead amounted to $130,000. $30,000 resulted in net profit. college mortuary conducted 200 services the preceding year. what would the selling price be for a casket which cost $195 wholesale? use the unit price method based on the three factors: 1. w