A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
Cost engineers who feel completely satisfied and fulfilled by their work as part of a project team are said to have reached the ______________ stage of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 28 (3.7.50.1.7) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
If the owner in B has as his primary goal to get the project completed and on line as fast as possible, then he would most likely use the ______________type of contract.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 28 (3.7.50.1.7) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
A reason for using a Construction Manager type agreement is:
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 2 (2.3.50.1.2) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
9,375 hours have been expended to date. Planned completion at this time is 75%. The project is determined to be 66% complete. What is the current schedule performance index (SPI)?
The latest allowable end time minus the earliest allowable end time on a schedule activity is referred to as:
You are reporting the following Earned Value Analysis information for the project:
EV= $1,500,000
AC=$1.000,000
PV= $2,000,000
What is the status of the project?
A used concrete pumping truck can be purchased for $125,000. The operation costs are expected to be $65,000 the first year and increase 5% each year thereafter. As a result of the purchase, the company will see an increase in income of $100,000 the first year and 5% more each subsequent year. The company uses straight-line depreciation. The truck will have a useful life of five (5) years and no salvage value. Management would like to see a 10% return on any investment. The company's tax rate is 28%.
The value of the truck at the end of year five (5) would be:
The purpose of a communication must be understood by ____________ if the message is to be clear to the
Which of the following is a disadvantage to using target contract as a method of contracting?
Which of the lol owing comparisons is commonly used in forensics schedule analysis (FSA)?
A used concrete pumping truck can be purchased for $125,000. The operation costs are expected to be $65,000 the first year and increase 5% each year thereafter. As a result of the purchase, the company will see an increase in income of $100,000 the first year and 5% more each subsequent year. The company uses straight-line depreciation. The truck will have a useful life of five (5) years and no salvage value. Management would like to see a 10% return on any investment. The company's tax rate is 28%.
Is a rise in the price level of a good or service, or market basket of goods and/or services.
Any combination of unique letters, numbers, or blanks, which describes and identifies any activity or task shown on the schedule, is:
An American company plans to acquire a new press machine from a Dutch manufacturer under the following conditions. One question remaining to be answered is the expected amount of capital recovery when salvage is accounted for.
The equivalent value of an investment alternative in today's dollars is referred to as the:
As the leas cost engineer for the XYZ Services Company, you have been requested to provide pertinent for an equipment rental decision. The unit price of the food stuffs varies, but an average unit selling process has been determined to be $0.50 cents and the average unit acquisition cost is $0.40 cents.
The following revenue and expense relationships are predicted:
How many units are required per month to break even?
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
Fred Fiedler's contingency model suggests that:
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 17 (4.2.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
Assuming a 53% tax rate, how much cumulative depreciation will have been claimed at the end of the grain elevator's life span?
An American company plans to acquire a new press machine from a Dutch manufacturer under the following conditions. One question remaining to be answered is the expected amount of capital recovery when salvage is accounted for.
The following question requires your selection of Scenario 1.4.15Q from the right side of your split screen. using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses
What is the amount of capital recovery with salvage?
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 4 (2.7.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
If steel costs $1800/ton at the end of Year 3, what is the price of steel at the end of Year 4?
A small hole construction project has a baseline budget of $1,000,000. The project is scheduled to be constructed in 12 months. At the and of the first month, the project data is reported as below:
The following question requires your selection of Scenario 1.4.162 from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of response.
The budgeted cost work performed is;
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
If $50 was invested at 6.0% on January 1, year 1, what would be the value of year-end withdrawals made in equal amounts each year for 10 years and leaving nothing in the fund after the tenth withdrawal?
Money is value. Having money when you need it is very important. Money can also be valuable when used wisely by knowing when to spend and when to conserve Also, planning now for future expenses can be a plus to the company rather than a debit.
There are several ways to capitalize money and spending. Basically there is the single payment method that has a compound amount factor and a present worth factor. There is the uniform annual series that has a sinking fund factor, capital recovery factor and also the compound amount factor and present worth factor. At this point, we can assure money is worth 10%.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 7 (4.8.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
If the company needs to repay a loan of $100,000 in 10 uniform annual payments, how much will each payment be?
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 4 (2.7.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
At the end of 30 months, copper prices will have increased by what percentage over today's price?
Money is value. Having money when you need it is very important. Money can also be valuable when used wisely by knowing when to spend and when to conserve Also, planning now for future expenses can be a plus to the company rather than a debit.
There are several ways to capitalize money and spending. Basically there is the single payment method that has a compound amount factor and a present worth factor. There is the uniform annual series that has a sinking fund factor, capital recovery factor and also the compound amount factor and present worth factor. At this point, we can assure money is worth 10%.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 7 (4.8.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
If $20,000 is invested at the end of each fiscal year for the next 10 years, how much would our total investment be worth assuming the interest is at 10%?
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
In Rensis1 4 model system, the exploitative-authoritative management style is one in which:
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 2 (2.3.50.1.2) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
10,278 hours have been expended to date. The CPI at this point in time is 0.93. SPI is 1.03. How many hours were planned?
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
If you buy a lot for $3,000 and sell it for $6,000 at the end of 8 years, what is your annual rate of return?
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 26 (2.5.50.1.2) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
What information is needed to develop a Class 2 definitive estimate?
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 17 (4.2.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
What is the "book value (BV) of the asset at the end of 5 years?
When measuring progress using tasks that lack readily definable intermediate milestones and level of effort required is difficult to measure, the best methods to use is:
An American company plans to acquire a new press machine from a Dutch manufacturer under the following conditions. One question remaining to be answered is the expected amount of capital recovery when salvage is accounted for.
The amount of interest paid during the fifth year of depreciation would be:
Develop a CPM method considering the below tasks and logical relationships. Use this information to answer the related questions.
What is the late finish date of activity 50?
As the leas cost engineer for the XYZ Services Company, you have been requested to provide pertinent for an equipment rental decision. The unit price of the food stuffs varies, but an average unit selling process has been determined to be $0.50 cents and the average unit acquisition cost is $0.40 cents.
The following revenue and expense relationships are predicted:
Marketing has determined that XY2 can safely increase their per unit selling price to SO.55. The new break even amount for sales (in units) based on the new contribution margin is:
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 6 (2.7.50.1.3) from the right side of your split screen., using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
What is the range of unit costs?
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
Which of the following should be included in the life-cycle cost analysis of a power plant?
SCENARIO: A can manufacturing company requested you to provide data for their decision making The unit prices of the can varies but an average selling price of $0.55 cents and average cost of S45 cents is estimated.
The monthly fixed costs are:
Rant-$1,500
Wages - $4.000
Miscellaneous fixed expenses - $500
If the rent increases by 100% and the unit sales/other costs remain unchanged, the new break even amount is?
As the leas cost engineer for the XYZ Services Company, you have been requested to provide pertinent for an equipment rental decision. The unit price of the food stuffs varies, but an average unit selling process has been determined to be $0.50 cents and the average unit acquisition cost is $0.40 cents.
The following revenue and expense relationships are predicted:
It S480 is the target net profit, then the total sales volume (in dollars) is:
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
Which of the following is least likely to improve a large earthmoving contractor's productivity?
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 26 (2.5.50.1.2) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
Which statement best describes the type of information available for a design phase estimate?
A major theme park is expanding the existing facility over a five-year period. The design phase will be completed one year after the contract is awarded. Major engineering drawings will be finalized two years after the design contract is awarded and construction will begin three years after the award of the design contract. New, unique ride technology will be used and an estimate will need to be developed to identify these costs that have no historical data.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 26 (2.5.50.1.2) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
Why is a +/- notation necessary when developing an estimate?
You have recently been appointed as the Cost Engineer to oversee process improvement projects for a Discrete Part Manufacturer. You have been asked to calculate the CPI on a project initiated to implement a Value Stream Mapping Initiative. The accountant is only able to provide you with BAC and EAC figures of $ 5000 and 57500 respectively. The CPI is:
unable to be calculated from the information given
A contract clause that provides the owner with the right to terminate the contract irrespective of the general contractor's liability is:
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
How many years will it take to earn $400 in interest on $800 at 4% compounded annually?
An agricultural corporation that paid 53% in income tax wanted to build a grain elevator designed to last twenty-five (25) years at a cost of $80,000 with no salvage value. Annual income generated would be $22,500 and annual expenditures were to be $12,000.
Answer the question using a straight line depreciation and a 10% interest rate.
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 17 (4.2.50.1.1) from the right side of your split screen, using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
Present worth calculations is represented by which of the following equations?
What is a basic element of work or a task that must be performed over a given period of time in order to complete a project called?
Money is value Having money when you need it is very important Money can also be valuable when used wisely by knowing when to spend and when to conserve. Also. planning now for future expenses can be a plus to the company rather than a debit. There are several ways to capitalize money and spending. Basically, there is the single payment mothed that has a compound amount factor and a present worth factor. There is the uniform annual series that has a sinking fund factor, capita1 recovery factor and also the compound amount factor and present worth factor. At this point, we can assume money is worth 10%.
Which of the following is not one of the requirements to form a contract?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the five (5) phases of value engineering?
The following question requires your selection of CCC/CCE Scenario 6 (2.7.50.1.3) from the right side of your split screen., using the drop down menu, to reference during your response/choice of responses.
Calculate the weighted average unit cost.