CERTIFIED PARKS AND RECREATION CPRP
CORE MAIN EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cost recovery rate formula - ✔✔p=unit cost x (1-S)
s=subsidy level
✔✔Income statements - ✔✔demonstrate the profitability of the facility or cost center
during a period of time (month, quarter, fiscal year)
✔✔Cash Flow statement - ✔✔Examine revenue and expenditures, but cash-flow
statements depict whether cash flow is positive or negative
✔✔Balance sheet - ✔✔statements of financial position and represent the accounting
equation
Assets= liabilities +equity
✔✔Assets - ✔✔economic resources the agency has, including land, cash, and
inventory
✔✔Liablities - ✔✔what the agency owes
, ✔✔Equtiy - ✔✔a portion of the organization that is owned free and clear of any debt
✔✔Break even analysis - ✔✔financial analysis technique that can be used to determine
sources and amounts of revenue for various participation levels
✔✔Four concepts for developing job descriptions - ✔✔Job
Positions
Domain
Task
✔✔Job - ✔✔refers to a group of positions that are identical with respect to their major or
significant tasks and can be addressed by a single (job) analysis
✔✔Position - ✔✔represents the set of domains and tasks performed by an individual in
the park and recreation agency
✔✔Domain - ✔✔primary areas of responsiblities for the job
✔✔Task - ✔✔represents the specific work activity performed on the job by one staff with
limited time period.
✔✔Most job descriptions include - ✔✔Job title
Identification
Summary Statement
Job Domains/Tasks
Job Specifications
Disclaimers
✔✔Realistic Job Preview (RJP) - ✔✔Informs applicants about all aspects of the job
✔✔Review of Candiates - ✔✔Completion and screening of application forms
Preliminary interviews
Testing
Reference checking
✔✔Aptitude Test - ✔✔Used to measure an applicant's capacity or potential ability to
learn or perform a task
✔✔Psychomotor - ✔✔most commonly adopted within outdoor-based recreation settings
and are used to test a person's strength, dexterity, and coordination
✔✔Proficiency and interest - ✔✔measure the job-related knowledge possessed by the
applicant while interest test is designed to determine how a person's interests compare
with the interest of successful people in a specific job position
CORE MAIN EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cost recovery rate formula - ✔✔p=unit cost x (1-S)
s=subsidy level
✔✔Income statements - ✔✔demonstrate the profitability of the facility or cost center
during a period of time (month, quarter, fiscal year)
✔✔Cash Flow statement - ✔✔Examine revenue and expenditures, but cash-flow
statements depict whether cash flow is positive or negative
✔✔Balance sheet - ✔✔statements of financial position and represent the accounting
equation
Assets= liabilities +equity
✔✔Assets - ✔✔economic resources the agency has, including land, cash, and
inventory
✔✔Liablities - ✔✔what the agency owes
, ✔✔Equtiy - ✔✔a portion of the organization that is owned free and clear of any debt
✔✔Break even analysis - ✔✔financial analysis technique that can be used to determine
sources and amounts of revenue for various participation levels
✔✔Four concepts for developing job descriptions - ✔✔Job
Positions
Domain
Task
✔✔Job - ✔✔refers to a group of positions that are identical with respect to their major or
significant tasks and can be addressed by a single (job) analysis
✔✔Position - ✔✔represents the set of domains and tasks performed by an individual in
the park and recreation agency
✔✔Domain - ✔✔primary areas of responsiblities for the job
✔✔Task - ✔✔represents the specific work activity performed on the job by one staff with
limited time period.
✔✔Most job descriptions include - ✔✔Job title
Identification
Summary Statement
Job Domains/Tasks
Job Specifications
Disclaimers
✔✔Realistic Job Preview (RJP) - ✔✔Informs applicants about all aspects of the job
✔✔Review of Candiates - ✔✔Completion and screening of application forms
Preliminary interviews
Testing
Reference checking
✔✔Aptitude Test - ✔✔Used to measure an applicant's capacity or potential ability to
learn or perform a task
✔✔Psychomotor - ✔✔most commonly adopted within outdoor-based recreation settings
and are used to test a person's strength, dexterity, and coordination
✔✔Proficiency and interest - ✔✔measure the job-related knowledge possessed by the
applicant while interest test is designed to determine how a person's interests compare
with the interest of successful people in a specific job position
