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State Farm Independent Auto Exam with precise detailed solutions

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State Farm Independent Auto
Exam with precise detailed
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Select Service Program - correct answer ✔In some market areas, repairers have been
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selected to participate in State Farm's Select Service Program. The program is designed to
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enhance claim service, increase efficiency, and afford customers an opportunity to select
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qualified repairers to inspect and estimate vehicle damage |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Paintless Dent repair - correct answer ✔Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) is an industry |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




recognized repair process that involves the removal of hail dents or other types of damage |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




from metal exterior surface panels without disturbing the vehicle's finish. In most cases, this
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procedure involves the use of specialized tools to apply
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pressure to the backside of the panel to remove surface imperfections. Other techniques
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may be used to repair damage from the topside of the panel, depending on the size and
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location of the damage. |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




By using either of these techniques, the technician is able to restore panel appearance
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which eliminates the need for refinishing the panel's surface area. The PDR process is often
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used to repair hail damage or other similar dents that occur when an outer panel strikes (or
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is struck by) an object that has not compromised the finish of the panel. Since the outer
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finish of the panel has not been disturbed, it eliminates the refinishing process
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and may allow for repairs to be completed in a more timely and cost effective manner.
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Determining Repair Costs - correct answer ✔The prices we pay for most repair operations |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




will be determined from printed or electronic
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, collision estimating guides and repair facility survey results. However, it is not possible to
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determine the cost of every repair operation from these sources. For example, when |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




estimating a sheet metal |||||| |||||| ||||||




or other repair operation, the labor estimate is based on judgment time. When estimating
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judgment time, it should follow what is competitive in the local market to repair the vehicle
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in a quality manner.
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Estimats are based on - correct answer ✔Estimates written or approved by |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




State Farm are based on labor rates and repair costs not to exceed what is charged by a
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majority of the repair market in a given area. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Contracts with repairers - correct answer ✔We do not enter into contracts with repairers on
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individual repair jobs on a fixed or "contract" repair job basis. We pay for the estimated
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cost of repair based on physical damage caused as a
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result of the loss. |||||| |||||| ||||||




Freight Charges - correct answer ✔Similarly, if freight charges are submitted to State Farm
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for payment, payment should normally be resisted. Freight charges are not considered as
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part of actual repair costs and are generally aligned with an expense a repairer or
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dealership may incur as a result of operating the repair facility business. If a circumstance |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




arises that may warrant additional consideration, local management should contact their
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assigned Estimatics consultant. |||||| ||||||




Minimum Cost - correct answer ✔Establishing minimum costs or authority levels can |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




provide a realistic measure of repair costs for items such as the number of hours allowed
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for a complete refinish job, material costs, or similar items.
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Publication of survey information - correct answer ✔We will not knowingly violate that |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




confidentiality by publicizing individual |||||| |||||| ||||||




survey data to persons outside our organization |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||

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