COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS || ALREADY GRADED A+.
An employee earns $12.50 per hour. What is the gross pay of this non-exempt employee who
works 45 hours during a holiday week, and receives 8 hours additional pay for the holiday?
A.$562.50
B.$662.50
C.$693.75
D.$743.75 correct answers C.$693.75
Which of the following statements about a sole proprietorship is TRUE?
A. The business, or any part of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will.
B. The business will survive the death of the owner.
C. It provides the owner with limited liability for debts and actions of the business
D. The business is not subject to Federal income tax. correct answers A.The business, or any part
of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will.
What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the major participants in a project,
prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the shared goals of all participants?
A. Partnering
B. Arbitration
C. Mediation
D. Claims resolution correct answers A.Partnering
How much is an employer who withheld employee Medicare and Social Security taxes or $765
REQUIRED to send to the IRS?
A. $145
B. $620
C. $765
,D. $1,530 correct answers D.$1530
Records of an employee's exposure to hazardous materials MUST be kept a MINIMUM of how
many years?
A. 3 years
B. 7 years
C. 15 years
D. 30 years correct answers D.30 years
What can be determined by summing the project activities into an overall schedule?
A. The total resource demand for a project at any given time.
B.The total amount that the company will earn from the job.
C.The total insurance needs of the company.
D.The total man-hours needed for all projects. correct answers A.The total resource demand for a
project at any given time.
What MUST be done with the taxes withheld by an employer between the time that they are
withheld and the time that they are sent to the IRS?
A. The taxes can be kept in the general company account.
B. The taxes must be kept in a savings account.
C. The taxes must be held in a separate account and not used for anything else.
D. The taxes can be used to temporarily pay the company's expenses. correct answers C.The
taxes must be held in a separate account and not used for anything else.
Costs that relate to construction but are not directly associated with labor and materials for a
specific project are considered to be which of the following?
A. overhead burden
, B. company overhead
C. project overhead
D. variable overhead correct answers C.project overhead
What is the average collection period ratio for a firm that has $365,000 in annual revenues,
$6,600 in current receivables, and net income of $32,000?
A. 4.8
B. 6.6
C. 11.4
D. 55.3 correct answers B.6.6
Which is an advantage of a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule?
A. It is the easiest to interpret
B. It identifies the cash flow needs at any point in the project.
C. It most clearly shows all the activities needed to complete the project.
D. It identifies activities that must be completed before other activities can occur. correct
answers D.It identifies activities that must be completed before other activities can occur.
An employee can request to receive advance earned income credit on Form
A. w-2
B. w-3
C. w-4
D. w-5 correct answers D.W-5
What is a company's net worth equal to?
A. net income
QUESTIONS || ALREADY GRADED A+.
An employee earns $12.50 per hour. What is the gross pay of this non-exempt employee who
works 45 hours during a holiday week, and receives 8 hours additional pay for the holiday?
A.$562.50
B.$662.50
C.$693.75
D.$743.75 correct answers C.$693.75
Which of the following statements about a sole proprietorship is TRUE?
A. The business, or any part of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will.
B. The business will survive the death of the owner.
C. It provides the owner with limited liability for debts and actions of the business
D. The business is not subject to Federal income tax. correct answers A.The business, or any part
of it, can be sold, altered, or exchanged at will.
What is the name of the process when a facilitator meets with the major participants in a project,
prior to the commencement of the project, to identify the shared goals of all participants?
A. Partnering
B. Arbitration
C. Mediation
D. Claims resolution correct answers A.Partnering
How much is an employer who withheld employee Medicare and Social Security taxes or $765
REQUIRED to send to the IRS?
A. $145
B. $620
C. $765
,D. $1,530 correct answers D.$1530
Records of an employee's exposure to hazardous materials MUST be kept a MINIMUM of how
many years?
A. 3 years
B. 7 years
C. 15 years
D. 30 years correct answers D.30 years
What can be determined by summing the project activities into an overall schedule?
A. The total resource demand for a project at any given time.
B.The total amount that the company will earn from the job.
C.The total insurance needs of the company.
D.The total man-hours needed for all projects. correct answers A.The total resource demand for a
project at any given time.
What MUST be done with the taxes withheld by an employer between the time that they are
withheld and the time that they are sent to the IRS?
A. The taxes can be kept in the general company account.
B. The taxes must be kept in a savings account.
C. The taxes must be held in a separate account and not used for anything else.
D. The taxes can be used to temporarily pay the company's expenses. correct answers C.The
taxes must be held in a separate account and not used for anything else.
Costs that relate to construction but are not directly associated with labor and materials for a
specific project are considered to be which of the following?
A. overhead burden
, B. company overhead
C. project overhead
D. variable overhead correct answers C.project overhead
What is the average collection period ratio for a firm that has $365,000 in annual revenues,
$6,600 in current receivables, and net income of $32,000?
A. 4.8
B. 6.6
C. 11.4
D. 55.3 correct answers B.6.6
Which is an advantage of a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule?
A. It is the easiest to interpret
B. It identifies the cash flow needs at any point in the project.
C. It most clearly shows all the activities needed to complete the project.
D. It identifies activities that must be completed before other activities can occur. correct
answers D.It identifies activities that must be completed before other activities can occur.
An employee can request to receive advance earned income credit on Form
A. w-2
B. w-3
C. w-4
D. w-5 correct answers D.W-5
What is a company's net worth equal to?
A. net income
