CPPO EXAM 4 2026 PRACTICE SET MOCK
EXAM REVISION NOTES AND SOLUTIONS
EXPERT GRADE A+
◉ Mean Absolute Deviation. Answer: Forecasts are never completely
accurate. Which calculation demonstrates the degree of accuracy?
a. Weighted moving average
b. Absolute value of errors
c. Mean Absolute Deviation
d. Economic Order Quantity
◉ Developing alternate procurement operations locations. Answer:
An entity located on the Gulf of Mexico is developing their continuity
of operations plan. Which of the following is most important for the
Procurement Services Department to consider?
a. Assembly of emergency rations, including potable water, for use in
the EOC
b. Determining the GPS coordinates for all of the County warehouses
c. Developing an emergency purchasing card program
d. Developing alternate procurement operations locations
,◉ Emergency Operations Plan. Answer: In order for the entity
Procurement Services' Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) to be
effective, it must be in accordance with which of the following?
a. The entity Procurement Procedures
b. The entity Emergency Support Functional Plan
c. The entity Emergency Operations Plan
d. The entity Manager's Emergency Directive
◉ Draft a mission statement. Answer: The strategic planning team
has identified its stakeholders and conducted a SWOT analysis. What
is its next step in creating a strategic plan?
a. Establish performance measures
b. Draft a mission statement
c. Identify strategies to achieve goals and objectives
d. Monitor progress and gather data
◉ Supply positioning. Answer: An entity is planning to allocate staff
based on the time and effort required for its various procurements.
Which analysis approach will support this strategy?
a. The Pareto principle
b. Inventory forecasting
c. Projecting expenditures
d. Supply positioning
,◉ Weighted moving average. Answer: A school district wants to
determine how many reams of printer paper to carry in inventory.
Accurate monthly records of paper purchases exist for the past 108
months. Which forecasting method should be used for the school
district?
a. Fixed period
b. Weighted moving average
c. Moving average
d. Trend estimation
◉ Realistic. Answer: The plan describes an objective in detail,
specifies the outcome, when it should be finished and who is
responsible. Which objective attribute is missing?
a. Realistic
b. Assignable
c. Measurable
d. Time-related
◉ Cost/benefit analysis. Answer: The entity is trying to determine
whether to use solar generated lighting or go with LED lighting for
the outdoor lighting in its new central services building. What tool
should be used to advise this decision?
a. Cost analysis
, b. Value analysis
c. Spend analysis
d. Cost/benefit analysis
◉ Economic order quantity. Answer: What calculation Is used to
determine the most cost effective quantity of an Item to keep In
stock?
a. Inventory carrying cost
b. Economic order quantity
c. Acquisition cost per order
d. Average inventory value
◉ Obsolete. Answer: The entity is replacing its computer equipment
due to new technology. The equipment to be replaced is four years
old. While it still has a useful life, new upgrades to current programs
cannot run on the current computers. Which term best describes
this equipment?
a. Fully depreciated
b. Surplus
c. Obsolete
d. Disposable
EXAM REVISION NOTES AND SOLUTIONS
EXPERT GRADE A+
◉ Mean Absolute Deviation. Answer: Forecasts are never completely
accurate. Which calculation demonstrates the degree of accuracy?
a. Weighted moving average
b. Absolute value of errors
c. Mean Absolute Deviation
d. Economic Order Quantity
◉ Developing alternate procurement operations locations. Answer:
An entity located on the Gulf of Mexico is developing their continuity
of operations plan. Which of the following is most important for the
Procurement Services Department to consider?
a. Assembly of emergency rations, including potable water, for use in
the EOC
b. Determining the GPS coordinates for all of the County warehouses
c. Developing an emergency purchasing card program
d. Developing alternate procurement operations locations
,◉ Emergency Operations Plan. Answer: In order for the entity
Procurement Services' Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) to be
effective, it must be in accordance with which of the following?
a. The entity Procurement Procedures
b. The entity Emergency Support Functional Plan
c. The entity Emergency Operations Plan
d. The entity Manager's Emergency Directive
◉ Draft a mission statement. Answer: The strategic planning team
has identified its stakeholders and conducted a SWOT analysis. What
is its next step in creating a strategic plan?
a. Establish performance measures
b. Draft a mission statement
c. Identify strategies to achieve goals and objectives
d. Monitor progress and gather data
◉ Supply positioning. Answer: An entity is planning to allocate staff
based on the time and effort required for its various procurements.
Which analysis approach will support this strategy?
a. The Pareto principle
b. Inventory forecasting
c. Projecting expenditures
d. Supply positioning
,◉ Weighted moving average. Answer: A school district wants to
determine how many reams of printer paper to carry in inventory.
Accurate monthly records of paper purchases exist for the past 108
months. Which forecasting method should be used for the school
district?
a. Fixed period
b. Weighted moving average
c. Moving average
d. Trend estimation
◉ Realistic. Answer: The plan describes an objective in detail,
specifies the outcome, when it should be finished and who is
responsible. Which objective attribute is missing?
a. Realistic
b. Assignable
c. Measurable
d. Time-related
◉ Cost/benefit analysis. Answer: The entity is trying to determine
whether to use solar generated lighting or go with LED lighting for
the outdoor lighting in its new central services building. What tool
should be used to advise this decision?
a. Cost analysis
, b. Value analysis
c. Spend analysis
d. Cost/benefit analysis
◉ Economic order quantity. Answer: What calculation Is used to
determine the most cost effective quantity of an Item to keep In
stock?
a. Inventory carrying cost
b. Economic order quantity
c. Acquisition cost per order
d. Average inventory value
◉ Obsolete. Answer: The entity is replacing its computer equipment
due to new technology. The equipment to be replaced is four years
old. While it still has a useful life, new upgrades to current programs
cannot run on the current computers. Which term best describes
this equipment?
a. Fully depreciated
b. Surplus
c. Obsolete
d. Disposable
