CPPB PRACTICE TEST (50 QUESTIONS) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
An |organization's |mission |statement |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Express |the |
organization's |purpose |for |existence
An |agency |is |revising |its |document |retention |schedule. |To |what |should |the |governmental |
entity |look |for |guidance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Legal |and |statutory |requirements
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooperative |Contract
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instituting |a |purchase
|card |program
Can |be |used |to |determine |the |impact |of |the |expenditure |patterns |within |a |supply |market |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |procurement |profile
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operating |Fund/Capital |Fund
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Notify |the |upper |management |and |recommend |a |meeting |
with |the |group's |leader |to |discuss |their |concerns
In |today's |economic |and |political |environments, |what |is |the |MOST |effective |structure |for |
governmental |purchasing |agencies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Establishing |a |combination |of |
centralized |and |decentralized |operations
A |governmental |agency |has |a |non-competition |threshold |that |says |any |purchase |below |$5,000
|does |not |require |competition. |Over |a |three |month |period |a |requesting |user |has |asked |a |3 |
separate |occasions |to |directly |purchase |without |competition, |products |needed |by |the |agency. |
On |each |occasion |the |value |of |the |purchase |was |approximately |$4,500. |What |should |the |
buyer |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Remind |the |requester |of |the |code |restrictions |on |
fragmenting |orders
A |buyer |is |charged |with |purchasing |diesel |fuel |for |the |transit |system. |What |type |of |study |
should |be |conducted |to |determine |how |best |to |make |this |purchase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Market |analysis
Upon |receipt |a |Purchase |Requisition |for |a |small |buy |commodity, |the |first |step |the |buyer |
would |normally |take |would |be |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |if |the |item |is |available |
in |surplus |stock
The |government |agency |is |changing |its |performance |measures |from |primarily |cost |related |
measures |to |value-added |benefits. |To |implement |this |change, |the |agency |would |want |to |
consider |all |of |the |following |steps |EXCEPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plan |the |change |in |detail |
so |that |it |can |be |implemented |in |a |30-day |period
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
An |organization's |mission |statement |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Express |the |
organization's |purpose |for |existence
An |agency |is |revising |its |document |retention |schedule. |To |what |should |the |governmental |
entity |look |for |guidance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Legal |and |statutory |requirements
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooperative |Contract
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instituting |a |purchase
|card |program
Can |be |used |to |determine |the |impact |of |the |expenditure |patterns |within |a |supply |market |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |procurement |profile
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operating |Fund/Capital |Fund
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Notify |the |upper |management |and |recommend |a |meeting |
with |the |group's |leader |to |discuss |their |concerns
In |today's |economic |and |political |environments, |what |is |the |MOST |effective |structure |for |
governmental |purchasing |agencies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Establishing |a |combination |of |
centralized |and |decentralized |operations
A |governmental |agency |has |a |non-competition |threshold |that |says |any |purchase |below |$5,000
|does |not |require |competition. |Over |a |three |month |period |a |requesting |user |has |asked |a |3 |
separate |occasions |to |directly |purchase |without |competition, |products |needed |by |the |agency. |
On |each |occasion |the |value |of |the |purchase |was |approximately |$4,500. |What |should |the |
buyer |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Remind |the |requester |of |the |code |restrictions |on |
fragmenting |orders
A |buyer |is |charged |with |purchasing |diesel |fuel |for |the |transit |system. |What |type |of |study |
should |be |conducted |to |determine |how |best |to |make |this |purchase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Market |analysis
Upon |receipt |a |Purchase |Requisition |for |a |small |buy |commodity, |the |first |step |the |buyer |
would |normally |take |would |be |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |if |the |item |is |available |
in |surplus |stock
The |government |agency |is |changing |its |performance |measures |from |primarily |cost |related |
measures |to |value-added |benefits. |To |implement |this |change, |the |agency |would |want |to |
consider |all |of |the |following |steps |EXCEPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plan |the |change |in |detail |
so |that |it |can |be |implemented |in |a |30-day |period
