Ace the WGU D076 Finance Skills for Managers exam with this 2025 guide. Includes key concepts, formulas, practice questions, and verified answers aligned with the course objectives. Perfect for Western Governors University students seeking efficient study

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1.vOnvavcarvwithvdisc/drumvbrakes,vthevfrontvbrakesvgrab

quicklyvwhenvlightvpedalvpressurevisvapplied.vThisvproblem

couldvbevcausedvbyvavbad:

A.vproportioningvvalve

B.vpressurevsafetyvswitch

C.vmeteringvvalve

D.vresidualvcheckvvalvev-vcorrect-answersv-C



2.vThevdrivervofvavvehiclevwithvpowervdisc/drumvbrakes

saysvthatvthevbrakevpedalvmovesvslowlyvtovthevfloorvwhile

maintainingvpedalvpressurevatvavstoplight.vWhatvcould

causevthisvproblem?

A.vleakingvprimaryvpistonvcupvinvmastervcylinder

B.vleakingvpowervbrakevbooster

C.vleakingvresidualvcheckvvalvevinvmastervcylinder

D.vinternalvleakvinvthevcombinationvvalvev-vcorrect-answersv-A

,3.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvwouldvMOSTvLIKELYvhappen

ifvthevmeasurementsvtakenvfromvthevcheckvshownvabove

variedvfromvthevmanufacturer'svspecifications?

A.vnoisyvbrakevoperation

B.vbrakevgrabvorvpull

C.vpulsatingvbrakevpedal

D.vlowvbrakevpedalv-vcorrect-answersv-C



4.vWhatvisvthevpurposevofvthevmastervcylindervresidual

checkvvalve(s)vonvvehiclesvequippedvwithvdrumvbrakes?

A.vallowsvthevdrivervtovpumpvupvthevbrakes

B.vpreventsvairvfromventeringvthevhydraulicvsystem

C.vpreventsvwheelvlockupvbyvreducingvthevhydraulic

pressure

D.vreducesvpedalvpulsationvbyvcontrollingvhydraulic

pressurev-vcorrect-answersv-B



5.vAvtechnicianvhasvjustvoverhauledvthevfrontvbrakesvonva

vehiclevwithvfrontvdiscvandvrearvdrumvbrakes.vHowever,vwhen

hevattachesvavpressurevbleederv(pressurizedvtovaboutv25

psi)vtovthevmastervcylinder,vhevcannotvgetvanyvfluidvtovcome

outvofvthevdiscvbrakevcalipervbleedervscrews.vWhichvofvthe

followingvisvMOSTvLIKELYvthevcause?

A.vbadvproportioningvvalve

B.vbadvpressurevdifferentialvvalve

,C.vproportioningvvalvevreleasevbuttonvnotvactivated

D.vmeteringvvalvevreleasevbuttonvnotvactivatedv-vcorrect-answersv-D



6.vOnvavvehiclevwithvsinglevpistonvfloatingvcalipervfrontvdisc

brakes,vthevbrakevpadsvonvthevleftvsidevofvthevvehiclevare

almostvcompletelyvwornvwhilevthevrightvsidevisvalmostvnew.

TechnicianvAvsaysvthatvtoovmuchvrotorvrunoutvcouldvbe

thevcause.vTechnicianvBvsaysvthatvavbindingvcalipervpiston

couldvbevthevcause.vWhovisvright?

A.vTechnicianvAvonly

B.vTechnicianvBvonly

C.vBothvAvandvB

D.vNeithervAvorvBv-vcorrect-answersv-B



7.vWhatvisvthevpurposevofvthevbarvthatvisvbeingvremoved

fromvthevbrakevassemblyvshownvbelow?

A.vtovequalizevthevbrakingvforcevbetweenvthevshoes

duringvnormalvbraking

B.vtovcentervthevshoesvafterveachvbrakevapplication

C.vtovforcevthevshoesvintovthevdrumvwhenvthevparking

brakesvarevapplied

D.vtovreducevthevdistancevbetweenvthevshoesvandvthe

drumv-vcorrect-answersv-C



8.vAvhydraulicvbrakevlinevisvleaking.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvis

thevcorrectvrepairvprocedure?

, A.vCutvoutvthevbadvsectionvandvreplacevwithvnewvsteel

tubingvusingvcompressionvfittings.

B.vReplacevthevleakingvlinevwithvdouble-flared,vseamless

coppervtubing.

C.vCutvoutvthevbadvsectionvandvreplacevwithvsingle-flared

steelvtubingvusingvflarevnutsvandvunions.

D.vReplacevthevleakingvlinevwithvdouble-flaredvsteel

tubing.v-vcorrect-answersv-D



9.vThevset-upvshownvabovevisvusedvtovcheck:v(dialvindicatorvonvrotorvface)

A.vrotorvparallelism

B.vwheelvbearingvadjustment

C.vrotorvlateralvrunout

D.vrotorvfacevwearv-vcorrect-answersv-C



10.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvproblemsvwouldvbevcausedvby

usingvavresidualvcheckvvalvevinvavdiscvbrakevmastervcylinder?

A.vreducedvbrakevpedalvtravel

B.vreducedvbrakevsystemvpressure

C.vincreasedvbrakevpadvwear

D.vincreasedvrotorvrunoutv-vcorrect-answersv-C



11.vAvcustomervcomplainsvthatvtheirvvehiclevpullsvtovthe

rightvwhenvthevbrakesvarevapplied.vTechnicianvAvsays

avrestrictedvbrakevlinevtovthevleftvcalipervcanvcausevthis

problem.vTechnicianvBvsaysvavmalfunctioningvproportioning