2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉the two primary facility-related operating expenses for a
hospitality business are:
a. land and insurance
b.financing fees and professional fees
c.accounting services and legal services
d. property operation and maintence (POM) and utilities. Answer: D.
Property operation and maintenance (POM) and utilities
◉Budgetary responsibility for the POM and utilities expenditures
belongs to which of the following departments?
a. security
b. accounting
c. engineering
d. rooms. Answer: C. engineering
,◉The major element of the utilities expenditure is:
A. fuel (gas, oil, propane)
b. electricity
c. steam
d. water and wastewater. Answer: B. electricity
◉Which of the following statements regarding a building's initial
construction and ongoing maintenance costs is true?
a. There is little correlation between a building's initial construction
cost....
b. one advantage of higher initial construction..
c. the more a building costs initially to construct, the more it
generally costs
d. none of the above. Answer: C. The more a building costs initially to
construct, them more it generally costs
◉Which of the following is not a CapEx item?
a. replacement and refurbishment of FF&E
b. structural changes made to meet the regulatory requirements of
the Americans with Disabilities act
c. telecommunications trunk line chargers
,d. renovations of buildings component. Answer: C.
telecommunications trunk line chargers
◉Which of the following is a consideration when determining
whether to repair or replace a piece of equipment?
a. the age of the equipment
b. the availability
c. the effects of repair on equipment efficiency
d. all of the above. Answer: D. all of the above
◉Which of the following series best describes the order of priority a
facilities manager should establish when approaching a
maintenance or repair task?
a. (1) safety, (2) legality, (3) service
b. (1) legality, (2) safety, (3) service
c. (1) service, (2) legality, (3) safety
d. (1) safety, (2) service, (3) legality. Answer: A. (1) safety, (2)
legality, (3) service
◉Which of the following expense items is not covered by
replacement reserve funds?
, a. FF&E
b. building expansions
c. building repairs
d. emergency services. Answer: B. building expansions
◉Functions for which the facilities manager has responsibility
include all but which of the following?
a. contractual and regulatory compliance
b. parts inventory and control
c. emergency planning and response
d. housekeeping service. Answer: D. house keeping service
◉Maintenance that pertains to the general unkeep of the property,
recurs on a regular basis, and requires minimal training is referred
to as?
a. emergency or breakdown maintenance
b. routine maintenance
c. preventive maintenance
d. predictive maintenance. Answer: B. routine maintenance