CDFM - Module 2 (All Correct)

A line chart is called what? correct answers Frequency Polygon What acquisition process category(s) has an independent cost estimate performed (by CAPE, in OSD) and prepared to check the accuracy and objectivity of the estimate? correct answers ACAT 1 & ID PPBE Planning Phase provides information to who? correct answers SECDEF What are the 3 Quantifiable Benefits? correct answers (1) Cost Savings (2) Cost Avoidance (3) Productivity Improvement Who/Where are Integrated Priority Lists submitted to? correct answers (1) SECDEF (2) Chairmain of Joint Chiefs of Staff and (3) Military Department Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to? correct answers (1) The President (2) The national Security Council and (3) The SECDEF What are the 8 steps to the Economic Analysis? correct answers Objective, assumptions, constrains, alternatives, cost & benefits, compare alternatives risk analysis, report results What is the Percentage Changes Formula? correct answers (New#)-(Old#) divided by (Old#) x100 What is the Unit Cost Calculation? correct answers (Unit #) x (Learning Curve %) Correlation Coefficient ranges from _____________? correct answers 0 to 1 0 = no correlation, 1= perfect correlation The QDR (strategic plan) is published by ___________? correct answers SECDEF What process sets realistic but aggressive cost objectives early in acquisition program, performs cost performance analyses before operational requirements are finalized, and empowers the user to make effective choices by establishing trade-offs up front? correct answers Cost as an independent Variable (CAIV) __________ is when funds are shifted within the same appropriation (O&M to O&M). No statutory (Congress) authority required but Congress sets a maximum limit. correct answers Reprogramming