CPPB PRACTICE TEST WITH ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\
Legal and statutory requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔An agency is revising its document retention schedule.
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To what should the governmental entity look for
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guidance?
Cooperative Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An agency |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After
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conducting some analysis, the agency would like to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"piggyback" its purchases with other agencies that are
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participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"piggyback" method, what would the arrangement be
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called?
Instituting a purchase card program - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A governmental agency has a threshold for small
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purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that figure. There has been a steady increase int he
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number of field purchase orders, along with recent
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complaints from internal customers about it taking too |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
long to buy what they need. Which of the following
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actions is most likely to have the biggest impact on
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reducing costs and saving time in the long run?
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, a procurement profile - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Can be
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used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns
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within a supply market|\ |\ |\
Operating Fund/Capital Fund - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
governmental agency processed a purchase requisition |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for the purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund
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should a purchasing agent check to confirm that the
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money was available for this purchase?
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Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting
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with the group's leader to discuss their concerns -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The governmental agency has |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recently acquired a piece of property on which an old
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hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city
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manager wants to perform construction on the site. A
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local preservation group, however, has made some
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overtures that they will oppose the governmental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city manger has
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asked the purchasing department to handle the
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preservation group's concerns. How should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
department proceed? |\
Establishing a combination of centralized and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decentralized operations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
today's economic and political environments, what is the
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MOST effective structure for governmental purchasing
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agencies.
Legal and statutory requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔An agency is revising its document retention schedule.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
To what should the governmental entity look for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
guidance?
Cooperative Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An agency |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
conducting some analysis, the agency would like to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"piggyback" its purchases with other agencies that are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"piggyback" method, what would the arrangement be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
called?
Instituting a purchase card program - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔A governmental agency has a threshold for small
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that figure. There has been a steady increase int he
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, a procurement profile - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Can be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
within a supply market|\ |\ |\
Operating Fund/Capital Fund - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
governmental agency processed a purchase requisition |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for the purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should a purchasing agent check to confirm that the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
money was available for this purchase?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with the group's leader to discuss their concerns -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The governmental agency has |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recently acquired a piece of property on which an old
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
manager wants to perform construction on the site. A
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
local preservation group, however, has made some
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
overtures that they will oppose the governmental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city manger has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
asked the purchasing department to handle the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
preservation group's concerns. How should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
department proceed? |\
Establishing a combination of centralized and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decentralized operations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
today's economic and political environments, what is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
MOST effective structure for governmental purchasing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
agencies.
