CPPB PRACTICE TEST (50 QUESTIONS)
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1. Express the or- An organization's mission statement should:
ganization's pur-
pose for exis-
tence
2. Legal and statu- An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what should the govern-
tory require- mental entity look for guidance?
ments
3. Cooperative Con- An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After conducting some
tract analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other agen-
cies that are participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a "piggyback"
method, what would the arrangement be called?
4. Instituting a pur- A governmental agency has a threshold for small purchases of $1000 and three
chase card pro- quotes are required above that figure. There has been a steady increase int he
gram number of field purchase orders, along with recent complaints from internal
customers about it taking too long to buy what they need. Which of the following
actions is most likely to have the biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time
in the long run?
5. a procurement Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns within a supply
profile market
6. Operating A governmental agency processed a purchase requisition for the purchase of
Fund/Capital direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing agent check to confirm
Fund that the money was available for this purchase?
7. Notify the up- The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of property on which
per manage- an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city manager wants to
ment and recom- perform construction on the site. A local preservation group, however, has made
mend a meeting some overtures that they will oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish
with the group's
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leader to discuss the hotel. The city manger has asked the purchasing department to handle the
their concerns preservation group's concerns. How should the department proceed?
8. Establishing a In today's economic and political environments, what is the MOST effective struc-
combination of ture for governmental purchasing agencies.
centralized and
decentralized op-
erations
9. Remind the re- A governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that says any purchase
quester of the below $5,000 does not require competition. Over a three month period a request-
code restrictions ing user has asked a 3 separate occasions to directly purchase without competition,
on fragmenting products needed by the agency. On each occasion the value of the purchase was
orders approximately $4,500. What should the buyer do?
10. Market analysis A buyer is charged with purchasing diesel fuel for the transit system. What type of
study should be conducted to determine how best to make this purchase?
11. Determine if the Upon receipt a Purchase Requisition for a small buy commodity, the first step the
item is available buyer would normally take would be to:
in surplus stock
12. Plan the change The government agency is changing its performance measures from primarily cost
in detail so that related measures to value-added benefits. To implement this change, the agency
it can be im- would want to consider all of the following steps EXCEPT?
plemented in a
30-day period
13. Cost Analysis A buyer is asked to conduct a review and evaluation of cost data in order to
determine actual costs or estimates of costs to be incurred. This process is known
as:
14.
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1. Express the or- An organization's mission statement should:
ganization's pur-
pose for exis-
tence
2. Legal and statu- An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what should the govern-
tory require- mental entity look for guidance?
ments
3. Cooperative Con- An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After conducting some
tract analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other agen-
cies that are participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a "piggyback"
method, what would the arrangement be called?
4. Instituting a pur- A governmental agency has a threshold for small purchases of $1000 and three
chase card pro- quotes are required above that figure. There has been a steady increase int he
gram number of field purchase orders, along with recent complaints from internal
customers about it taking too long to buy what they need. Which of the following
actions is most likely to have the biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time
in the long run?
5. a procurement Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns within a supply
profile market
6. Operating A governmental agency processed a purchase requisition for the purchase of
Fund/Capital direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing agent check to confirm
Fund that the money was available for this purchase?
7. Notify the up- The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of property on which
per manage- an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city manager wants to
ment and recom- perform construction on the site. A local preservation group, however, has made
mend a meeting some overtures that they will oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish
with the group's
1/9
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leader to discuss the hotel. The city manger has asked the purchasing department to handle the
their concerns preservation group's concerns. How should the department proceed?
8. Establishing a In today's economic and political environments, what is the MOST effective struc-
combination of ture for governmental purchasing agencies.
centralized and
decentralized op-
erations
9. Remind the re- A governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that says any purchase
quester of the below $5,000 does not require competition. Over a three month period a request-
code restrictions ing user has asked a 3 separate occasions to directly purchase without competition,
on fragmenting products needed by the agency. On each occasion the value of the purchase was
orders approximately $4,500. What should the buyer do?
10. Market analysis A buyer is charged with purchasing diesel fuel for the transit system. What type of
study should be conducted to determine how best to make this purchase?
11. Determine if the Upon receipt a Purchase Requisition for a small buy commodity, the first step the
item is available buyer would normally take would be to:
in surplus stock
12. Plan the change The government agency is changing its performance measures from primarily cost
in detail so that related measures to value-added benefits. To implement this change, the agency
it can be im- would want to consider all of the following steps EXCEPT?
plemented in a
30-day period
13. Cost Analysis A buyer is asked to conduct a review and evaluation of cost data in order to
determine actual costs or estimates of costs to be incurred. This process is known
as:
14.
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