Commercial Contractor Practice Exam
2 and 1/2 inches - ANS-What is the standard bearing depth for K-series open web steel
joists?
Put the order requirements in writing - ANS-Which is the best business practice for
special - ordered materials?
Loss of $1,000 - ANS-For 1 month, a company bills out $38,000 in completed work, and
receives $22,000 in payments plus $8,000 from the previous month's billings. They pay
their total bill of $26,000 to supply houses for this month's purchases and another $5000
to supply houses for last month's purchases. Using a cash accounting method and not
considering any other revenue or expenses, what is the company's net income for the
month?
14 inches - ANS-If a jobsite walkway is required to have cleats due to its slope, what is
the maximum allowable spacing for the cleats?
Partnering - ANS-What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the
major participants in a project, prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the
shared goals of all participant?
Near the ridge line of the truss. - ANS-What is temporary horizontal bracing attached
when erecting trusses?
3 inches - ANS-What is the minimum clearance that combustible insulation must have
from recessed lighting fixtures, fan motors, and other heat-producing devices?
By the location of the hinges when the door is viewed from the inside. - ANS-How is the
hand of a door determined?
Make sure the superintendent agrees with it. - ANS-Which is an important factor in
ensuring that a schedule is followed?
900 pounds - ANS-Personal fall arrest systems used with a body belt shall limit the
maximum arresting force on an employee to how many pounds?
, 4 hours - ANS-How long will it take to excavate a trench that is 8foot deep by 4 feet
wide by 100 feet long? The hourly production rate is 40 BCY and the operator has
average ability with an efficiency factor of 75%.
The business, or any part of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will. - ANS-Which
of the following statements about a sole proprietorship is true?
Intent to defraud by the contractor - ANS-A contractor uses funds paid by a project
owner to purchase materials to start a different project and the contractor does not pay
the laborers for work performed on the original project. What is this considered under
the lien law?
$1530 - ANS-How much is an employer who withheld employee Medicare and Social
Security taxes or $765 required to send to the IRS?
set up speed. - ANS-The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all except
6 feet - ANS-According to the Steel Deck Institute, what is the minimum safe distance to
maintain form the end of a deck unit for leading edge work?
10 feet. - ANS-Scaffold MUST remain a minimum of how many feet from a 50-kV power
line?
4 inches - ANS-What is the maximum slump that concrete should have if it is to be used
for floor slabs?
2 1/2 times the slab depth in inches - ANS-Unless otherwise specified, what is the
standard guideline for spacing contraction joints to space them in feet?
25 feet - ANS-The following is from the restrictive covenants on a customer's lot. 1. No
detached single-family dwelling unit or any part thereof shall be erected nearer than 25
feet to any front lot line or side street lot line. 2. No building shall be erected nearer than
10 feet to any interior side lot line. How close can a home be placed to the front of the
lot?
5/8 inch - ANS-What is the diameter of number 5 rebar?
1/2 inch on garage side. - ANS-What is the minimum wallboard thickness for the walls
separating a house and garage?
2 and 1/2 inches - ANS-What is the standard bearing depth for K-series open web steel
joists?
Put the order requirements in writing - ANS-Which is the best business practice for
special - ordered materials?
Loss of $1,000 - ANS-For 1 month, a company bills out $38,000 in completed work, and
receives $22,000 in payments plus $8,000 from the previous month's billings. They pay
their total bill of $26,000 to supply houses for this month's purchases and another $5000
to supply houses for last month's purchases. Using a cash accounting method and not
considering any other revenue or expenses, what is the company's net income for the
month?
14 inches - ANS-If a jobsite walkway is required to have cleats due to its slope, what is
the maximum allowable spacing for the cleats?
Partnering - ANS-What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the
major participants in a project, prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the
shared goals of all participant?
Near the ridge line of the truss. - ANS-What is temporary horizontal bracing attached
when erecting trusses?
3 inches - ANS-What is the minimum clearance that combustible insulation must have
from recessed lighting fixtures, fan motors, and other heat-producing devices?
By the location of the hinges when the door is viewed from the inside. - ANS-How is the
hand of a door determined?
Make sure the superintendent agrees with it. - ANS-Which is an important factor in
ensuring that a schedule is followed?
900 pounds - ANS-Personal fall arrest systems used with a body belt shall limit the
maximum arresting force on an employee to how many pounds?
, 4 hours - ANS-How long will it take to excavate a trench that is 8foot deep by 4 feet
wide by 100 feet long? The hourly production rate is 40 BCY and the operator has
average ability with an efficiency factor of 75%.
The business, or any part of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will. - ANS-Which
of the following statements about a sole proprietorship is true?
Intent to defraud by the contractor - ANS-A contractor uses funds paid by a project
owner to purchase materials to start a different project and the contractor does not pay
the laborers for work performed on the original project. What is this considered under
the lien law?
$1530 - ANS-How much is an employer who withheld employee Medicare and Social
Security taxes or $765 required to send to the IRS?
set up speed. - ANS-The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all except
6 feet - ANS-According to the Steel Deck Institute, what is the minimum safe distance to
maintain form the end of a deck unit for leading edge work?
10 feet. - ANS-Scaffold MUST remain a minimum of how many feet from a 50-kV power
line?
4 inches - ANS-What is the maximum slump that concrete should have if it is to be used
for floor slabs?
2 1/2 times the slab depth in inches - ANS-Unless otherwise specified, what is the
standard guideline for spacing contraction joints to space them in feet?
25 feet - ANS-The following is from the restrictive covenants on a customer's lot. 1. No
detached single-family dwelling unit or any part thereof shall be erected nearer than 25
feet to any front lot line or side street lot line. 2. No building shall be erected nearer than
10 feet to any interior side lot line. How close can a home be placed to the front of the
lot?
5/8 inch - ANS-What is the diameter of number 5 rebar?
1/2 inch on garage side. - ANS-What is the minimum wallboard thickness for the walls
separating a house and garage?
