NPMA CPPS PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatVisVtheVdocumentVmostVorganizationsVuseVthatVdescribesVandVconveysVtheVprocessVstepsVtakenVtoVpro
duceVaVdesiredVresult?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Procedure
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVtermsVmeansV"toVpossessVandVhaveVuseVofVpropertyVofVanotherVwithVdelegatedVre
sponsibilities"?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Accountability
WhatVelementVisVcrucialVtoVtheVentireVprocessVofVtheVpropertyVcontrolVsystem?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
Records
WhenVdoesVtheVAcquisitionVbegin?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-NeedsVhaveVbeenVdefined
WhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVtheVapprovalVprocessVwhenVmakingVaVpurchase?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ObtainingVapprovalVtoVspendVbudgetedVorganizationalVfunds
3.VWhenVaVdecisionVhasVbeenVmadeVtoVbuyVnewVequipment,VconsiderationsVshouldVbeVdecided,VsuchVas:Vi
mmediateVavailability,VextendedVserviceVwarranties,VandV_________.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
AdvancedVtechnology
WhenVaVPurchaseVOrderVhasVbeenVcompleted,VPurchasingVshouldVprovideVaVcopyVofVtheVPurchaseVOrderVt
oVpropertyVmanagement,VtheVoriginator,VaccountsVpayable,VandVwhatVotherVdepartment?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-Receiving
WhatVestablishesVdelegationVofVauthorityVforVsignatureVapprovalVthresholdsVandVtypesVofVpropertyVforVtho
seVsignatureVlevels?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-OrganizationVprocedure
InVorganizationsVhavingVonlineVfinancialVsystems,VdocumentationVisVcreatedVelectronicallyVandVisVretaine
dVinVtheVsystem'sVtransactionVhistory.VItVisVoftenVusedVasVpartVofVaVthree-
wayVmatchVofVtransactionsVpriorVtoVpayment:VtheVPO,VtheVreceivingVdocumentation,VandVtheV__________
_.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Invoice
AV________________________VprovidesVreceivingVactivityVinformationVasVwellVasVaVwayVtoVtraceVitems
VthatVareVlostVorVmisappropriatedVduringVtheVreceivingVprocessVorVduringVdeliveryVfromVtheVreceivingVare
a.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-ReceivingVvoucherVlog
WhatVisVaVdisadvantageVofVcentralizedVreceiving?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-SlowerVturn-
aroundVtimeVforVdeliveries
WhatVinformationVisVNOTVtypicallyVrecordedVinVaVreceivingVvoucherVlog?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
PurchasingVdepartmentVorderVdateVandVcost
WhyVisVitVimportantVthatVtheVReceivingVdepartmentVinspectVforVdamage?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ProvideVinformationVforVaVpotentialVreturnVofVtheVitemVtoVtheVvendor
WhatVisVoneVaccomplishmentVbyVtaggingVofVnew,VincomingVproperty?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
EstablishesVtheVofficialVrecordVforVthatVitem
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatVisVtheVdocumentVmostVorganizationsVuseVthatVdescribesVandVconveysVtheVprocessVstepsVtakenVtoVpro
duceVaVdesiredVresult?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Procedure
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVtermsVmeansV"toVpossessVandVhaveVuseVofVpropertyVofVanotherVwithVdelegatedVre
sponsibilities"?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Accountability
WhatVelementVisVcrucialVtoVtheVentireVprocessVofVtheVpropertyVcontrolVsystem?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
Records
WhenVdoesVtheVAcquisitionVbegin?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-NeedsVhaveVbeenVdefined
WhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVtheVapprovalVprocessVwhenVmakingVaVpurchase?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ObtainingVapprovalVtoVspendVbudgetedVorganizationalVfunds
3.VWhenVaVdecisionVhasVbeenVmadeVtoVbuyVnewVequipment,VconsiderationsVshouldVbeVdecided,VsuchVas:Vi
mmediateVavailability,VextendedVserviceVwarranties,VandV_________.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
AdvancedVtechnology
WhenVaVPurchaseVOrderVhasVbeenVcompleted,VPurchasingVshouldVprovideVaVcopyVofVtheVPurchaseVOrderVt
oVpropertyVmanagement,VtheVoriginator,VaccountsVpayable,VandVwhatVotherVdepartment?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-Receiving
WhatVestablishesVdelegationVofVauthorityVforVsignatureVapprovalVthresholdsVandVtypesVofVpropertyVforVtho
seVsignatureVlevels?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-OrganizationVprocedure
InVorganizationsVhavingVonlineVfinancialVsystems,VdocumentationVisVcreatedVelectronicallyVandVisVretaine
dVinVtheVsystem'sVtransactionVhistory.VItVisVoftenVusedVasVpartVofVaVthree-
wayVmatchVofVtransactionsVpriorVtoVpayment:VtheVPO,VtheVreceivingVdocumentation,VandVtheV__________
_.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-Invoice
AV________________________VprovidesVreceivingVactivityVinformationVasVwellVasVaVwayVtoVtraceVitems
VthatVareVlostVorVmisappropriatedVduringVtheVreceivingVprocessVorVduringVdeliveryVfromVtheVreceivingVare
a.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-ReceivingVvoucherVlog
WhatVisVaVdisadvantageVofVcentralizedVreceiving?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-SlowerVturn-
aroundVtimeVforVdeliveries
WhatVinformationVisVNOTVtypicallyVrecordedVinVaVreceivingVvoucherVlog?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
PurchasingVdepartmentVorderVdateVandVcost
WhyVisVitVimportantVthatVtheVReceivingVdepartmentVinspectVforVdamage?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ProvideVinformationVforVaVpotentialVreturnVofVtheVitemVtoVtheVvendor
WhatVisVoneVaccomplishmentVbyVtaggingVofVnew,VincomingVproperty?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
EstablishesVtheVofficialVrecordVforVthatVitem