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Mortuary Administration comps Exam Prep
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Ninety-eight percent of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of -
✔️✔️Telephone
A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except - ✔️✔️Catholic burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is -
✔️✔️entombment
A container for cremains is called - ✔️✔️Urn
The holy book of Islam faith is - ✔️✔️Koran
The person who usually makes the notifications of death to the funeral home is the -
✔️✔️Member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as a funeral
director should - ✔️✔️Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service
Education? - ✔️✔️Administer the National Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as - ✔️✔️A brief biographical sketch of a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except - ✔️✔️Religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to the Presbyterian
church for the funeral service the funeral director normally provides all of the following
except - ✔️✔️Prie Dieu
The N.F.D.A. "code of ethics" is based upon - ✔️✔️the Golden Rule
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When a person dies at home without medical attention an official inquiry is made by the -
✔️✔️Coroner
The committal service is usually held at the - ✔️✔️grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran? -
✔️✔️Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casket bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the -
✔️✔️bar
Tailored is a style of casket - ✔️✔️Interior
Extra sizes of caskets increase for an extra width by - ✔️✔️two inches
The base molding is a part of a casket - ✔️✔️Shell
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be -
✔️✔️Tailored
A wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6feet, 6inches, and in width -
✔️✔️28 inches
A casket which has sides that are vertical or at right angles to the bottom is called - ✔️✔️A
state casket
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n) -
✔️✔️Stationary bar handle
A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as casket
facilities and automobiles is called - ✔️✔️Functional
A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called - ✔️✔️Unit
A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise
is called - ✔️✔️Itemization
A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service
fee is called - ✔️✔️bi-unit
Methods of figuring a formula price are - ✔️✔️Functional,unit, and bi-unit
Which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral business? - ✔️✔️Salaries
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Which of the the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing? - ✔️✔️Possible elimination
of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery
Which of the following is a source of income in the funeral business? - ✔️✔️Non-formula
services
Any pricing method would be based on - ✔️✔️Average overhead per adult formula service,
mark-up on wholesale casket cost, and wholesale casket cost.
Which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method? - ✔️✔️Places realistic value
on the casket
If total overhead for a funeral home was $65000 for a fiscal period, and the firm did 100
services, what would the average overhead per service be? - ✔️✔️$650
If a casket costs $100 wholesale, and the funeral homes fixed multiple was 5, what would the
selling price of that casket be? - ✔️✔️$500
If a funeral home had an average overhead of $650 and the wholesale cost of a casket was
$100 and the funeral director marked his casket up 100% what would the unit price be? -
✔️✔️$850
If a casket cost $200 Wholesale and was sold for $1000 and the average per funeral was $500
what would the net profit be? - ✔️✔️$800
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of
needles is called - ✔️✔️Shirred
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be - ✔️✔️1/20 inch thick
A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called - ✔️✔️Vault
The crown and ogee are part of the casket - ✔️✔️shell
The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the - ✔️✔️Lug
A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a(an) - ✔️✔️Air seal
The length of a standard adult wood is - ✔️✔️6/3
The length of a standard adult metal is - ✔️✔️6/6
(College Mortuary grossed $200000 from the sale of adult formula services for the preceding
year $40000 was spent for whole sale casket cost and total overhead amounted to $130000.
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$30000 resulted in net profit. College mortuary conducted 200 services the preceding year.
Answer question 46-47 based upon aforementioned figures)
What would the selling price be for a casket which cost $195 wholesale? use the unit price
method based on three factors: 1 wholesale casket cost, 2. Average overhead per adult
formula service 3. 100% markup on whole sale casket cost. - ✔️✔️$1040
What would the selling price be of a casket which cost $205 wholesale? Use the unit method
based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple should be based on a ratio of casket cost
(yearly) to yearly gross income - ✔️✔️$1000
(College mortuary grossed $100000 from the sale of adult formula services. $65000 went to
total overhead, $20000 was for wholesale casket cost and $15000 was net income. The
funeral home conducted 100 adult formula services for the previous year. Use for 48-49)
Figure the selling price of a casket which costs $210 Wholesale. Use bi-unit method of
pricing based on the three factors 1. Average overhead per adult formula service, 2. 100%
markup on wholesale casket costs 3. wholesale casket cost - ✔️✔️Service fee-$650,casket
cost-$500
Figure the selling price of the casket which costs $200 wholesale. use Bi-unit method of
pricing based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple is based on a ratio of yearly casket cost
to the difference between yearly gross income and yearly overhead. - ✔️✔️None of these
Service fee-$650, Casket cost -$500
Service fee-$500, Casket cost -$650
Service fee -$500, Casket cost - $500
The efficient utilization and adequate regulation of all revenue, expenditures, and capital
rights - ✔️✔️Finance management
The achieving of economical, orderly, and adequate distribution of products and services is -
✔️✔️Marketing management
The planning organizing actuating and controlling of office work is - ✔️✔️office management
The obtaining and maintaining of a satisfactory and satisfied workforce is - ✔️✔️personnel
management
The obtaining and maintaining of adequate work space and funeral equipment - ✔️✔️facilities
management
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Mortuary Administration comps Exam Prep
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Ninety-eight percent of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of -
✔️✔️Telephone
A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except - ✔️✔️Catholic burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is -
✔️✔️entombment
A container for cremains is called - ✔️✔️Urn
The holy book of Islam faith is - ✔️✔️Koran
The person who usually makes the notifications of death to the funeral home is the -
✔️✔️Member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as a funeral
director should - ✔️✔️Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service
Education? - ✔️✔️Administer the National Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as - ✔️✔️A brief biographical sketch of a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except - ✔️✔️Religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to the Presbyterian
church for the funeral service the funeral director normally provides all of the following
except - ✔️✔️Prie Dieu
The N.F.D.A. "code of ethics" is based upon - ✔️✔️the Golden Rule
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When a person dies at home without medical attention an official inquiry is made by the -
✔️✔️Coroner
The committal service is usually held at the - ✔️✔️grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran? -
✔️✔️Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casket bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the -
✔️✔️bar
Tailored is a style of casket - ✔️✔️Interior
Extra sizes of caskets increase for an extra width by - ✔️✔️two inches
The base molding is a part of a casket - ✔️✔️Shell
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be -
✔️✔️Tailored
A wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6feet, 6inches, and in width -
✔️✔️28 inches
A casket which has sides that are vertical or at right angles to the bottom is called - ✔️✔️A
state casket
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n) -
✔️✔️Stationary bar handle
A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as casket
facilities and automobiles is called - ✔️✔️Functional
A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called - ✔️✔️Unit
A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise
is called - ✔️✔️Itemization
A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service
fee is called - ✔️✔️bi-unit
Methods of figuring a formula price are - ✔️✔️Functional,unit, and bi-unit
Which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral business? - ✔️✔️Salaries
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Which of the the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing? - ✔️✔️Possible elimination
of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery
Which of the following is a source of income in the funeral business? - ✔️✔️Non-formula
services
Any pricing method would be based on - ✔️✔️Average overhead per adult formula service,
mark-up on wholesale casket cost, and wholesale casket cost.
Which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method? - ✔️✔️Places realistic value
on the casket
If total overhead for a funeral home was $65000 for a fiscal period, and the firm did 100
services, what would the average overhead per service be? - ✔️✔️$650
If a casket costs $100 wholesale, and the funeral homes fixed multiple was 5, what would the
selling price of that casket be? - ✔️✔️$500
If a funeral home had an average overhead of $650 and the wholesale cost of a casket was
$100 and the funeral director marked his casket up 100% what would the unit price be? -
✔️✔️$850
If a casket cost $200 Wholesale and was sold for $1000 and the average per funeral was $500
what would the net profit be? - ✔️✔️$800
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of
needles is called - ✔️✔️Shirred
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be - ✔️✔️1/20 inch thick
A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called - ✔️✔️Vault
The crown and ogee are part of the casket - ✔️✔️shell
The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the - ✔️✔️Lug
A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a(an) - ✔️✔️Air seal
The length of a standard adult wood is - ✔️✔️6/3
The length of a standard adult metal is - ✔️✔️6/6
(College Mortuary grossed $200000 from the sale of adult formula services for the preceding
year $40000 was spent for whole sale casket cost and total overhead amounted to $130000.
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$30000 resulted in net profit. College mortuary conducted 200 services the preceding year.
Answer question 46-47 based upon aforementioned figures)
What would the selling price be for a casket which cost $195 wholesale? use the unit price
method based on three factors: 1 wholesale casket cost, 2. Average overhead per adult
formula service 3. 100% markup on whole sale casket cost. - ✔️✔️$1040
What would the selling price be of a casket which cost $205 wholesale? Use the unit method
based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple should be based on a ratio of casket cost
(yearly) to yearly gross income - ✔️✔️$1000
(College mortuary grossed $100000 from the sale of adult formula services. $65000 went to
total overhead, $20000 was for wholesale casket cost and $15000 was net income. The
funeral home conducted 100 adult formula services for the previous year. Use for 48-49)
Figure the selling price of a casket which costs $210 Wholesale. Use bi-unit method of
pricing based on the three factors 1. Average overhead per adult formula service, 2. 100%
markup on wholesale casket costs 3. wholesale casket cost - ✔️✔️Service fee-$650,casket
cost-$500
Figure the selling price of the casket which costs $200 wholesale. use Bi-unit method of
pricing based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple is based on a ratio of yearly casket cost
to the difference between yearly gross income and yearly overhead. - ✔️✔️None of these
Service fee-$650, Casket cost -$500
Service fee-$500, Casket cost -$650
Service fee -$500, Casket cost - $500
The efficient utilization and adequate regulation of all revenue, expenditures, and capital
rights - ✔️✔️Finance management
The achieving of economical, orderly, and adequate distribution of products and services is -
✔️✔️Marketing management
The planning organizing actuating and controlling of office work is - ✔️✔️office management
The obtaining and maintaining of a satisfactory and satisfied workforce is - ✔️✔️personnel
management
The obtaining and maintaining of adequate work space and funeral equipment - ✔️✔️facilities
management
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