CPPB PRACTICE TEST (50 QUESTIONS) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
An organization's mission statement should: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Express the organization's purpose for |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
existence
An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To
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what should the governmental entity look for guidance? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Legal and statutory requirements |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing
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practices. After conducting some analysis, the agency |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other
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agencies that are participating in cooperative purchasing.
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When using a "piggyback" method, what would the
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arrangement be called? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cooperative Contract |\
A governmental agency has a threshold for small
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purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that figure. There has been a steady increase int he
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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
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actions is most likely to have the biggest impact on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, reducing costs and saving time in the long run? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Instituting a purchase card |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
program
Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patterns within a supply market - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔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
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ANSWERS ✔✔Operating Fund/Capital Fund |\ |\ |\
The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece
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of property on which an old hotel of no notable historical
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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.
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The city manger has asked the purchasing department to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
handle the preservation group's concerns. How should the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
department proceed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Notify the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
upper management and recommend a meeting with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
group's leader to discuss their concerns |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
An organization's mission statement should: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔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 ANSWERS ✔✔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 ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔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 ANSWERS ✔✔Instituting a purchase card |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
program
Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patterns within a supply market - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔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
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔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 ANSWERS ✔✔Notify the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
upper management and recommend a meeting with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
group's leader to discuss their concerns |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
