Final Exam Review Questions (BCN3027) (Principles of
Construction Management at FIU) Questions With
Complete Solutions
A project engineer is collecting data to help project manager
complete the bi-weekly project schedule update. Which of the
following data should s/he collect to update the progress of the
activities that have not started yet? (Select all that applies)
Expected Start
Nothing
Actual Start
Remaining Duration
Percent Complete Correct Answers Nothing
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Labor wages for general cleaning up of the project site Correct
Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
,Labor wages for the carpenters framing the floor for the office
building Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Monthly progress payment for the electrical subcontractor
Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Premiums paid to the surety company to secure the required
bonding Correct Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The price of concrete bought from the mix plant to pour the
foundations Correct Answers Direct Cost
,A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The rent of the backbone used for excavating to lay the
foundations Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The rent of the jobsite trailer Correct Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The salary of the project manager Correct Answers Indirect
Cost
A project team is planning to start laying the piping work two
days into excavation. Which of the following activity
relationships should be used to connect the excavations and pipe
laying activities?
, Finish-to-Finish
Finish-to-Start
Start-to-Finish
Start-to-Start Correct Answers Start-to-Start
Building codes establish rules and standards that control which
of the following?
1. Construction Methods
2. Building Materials
3. Building Design Correct Answers All of these answers
During which of the following project phases is a construction
cost estimate needed? (Select all that applies)
Feasibility Study
Design
Idea/Need
Bidding (i.e. procurement) Correct Answers Feasibility Study
Design
Idea/Need
Bidding (i.e. procurement)
Efficient or Effective: Eliminating unnecessary paperwork &
lengthy procedures Correct Answers Efficient
Efficient or Effective: Hiring a competent project manager
Correct Answers Effective
Efficient or Effective: Submitting a bid proposal for a project
within the company's experience Correct Answers Effective
Construction Management at FIU) Questions With
Complete Solutions
A project engineer is collecting data to help project manager
complete the bi-weekly project schedule update. Which of the
following data should s/he collect to update the progress of the
activities that have not started yet? (Select all that applies)
Expected Start
Nothing
Actual Start
Remaining Duration
Percent Complete Correct Answers Nothing
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Labor wages for general cleaning up of the project site Correct
Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
,Labor wages for the carpenters framing the floor for the office
building Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Monthly progress payment for the electrical subcontractor
Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
Premiums paid to the surety company to secure the required
bonding Correct Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The price of concrete bought from the mix plant to pour the
foundations Correct Answers Direct Cost
,A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The rent of the backbone used for excavating to lay the
foundations Correct Answers Direct Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The rent of the jobsite trailer Correct Answers Indirect Cost
A project manager for a general contractor is working with the
company's accountant to prepare a cost control system for the
new building project the company recently won. They need your
help to identify whether the following costs are considered to be
direct or indirect costs:
The salary of the project manager Correct Answers Indirect
Cost
A project team is planning to start laying the piping work two
days into excavation. Which of the following activity
relationships should be used to connect the excavations and pipe
laying activities?
, Finish-to-Finish
Finish-to-Start
Start-to-Finish
Start-to-Start Correct Answers Start-to-Start
Building codes establish rules and standards that control which
of the following?
1. Construction Methods
2. Building Materials
3. Building Design Correct Answers All of these answers
During which of the following project phases is a construction
cost estimate needed? (Select all that applies)
Feasibility Study
Design
Idea/Need
Bidding (i.e. procurement) Correct Answers Feasibility Study
Design
Idea/Need
Bidding (i.e. procurement)
Efficient or Effective: Eliminating unnecessary paperwork &
lengthy procedures Correct Answers Efficient
Efficient or Effective: Hiring a competent project manager
Correct Answers Effective
Efficient or Effective: Submitting a bid proposal for a project
within the company's experience Correct Answers Effective
