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WorksheetsMT208 Exam: Resource Control and Cost Awareness
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A summary form allows management to view at a glance each activity in the project except_____.
crew production rate
equipment production rate
actual cost of resources
estimate of material defects
A typical crew member’s workday includes all of following activities except_____.
announcing random maintenance checks
waiting for tools, equipment, and materials
working at trades other than their own
planning, discussing, and laying out
Some managers incorrectly measure their crew members’ _____ based on how fast they work.
constructiveness
responsiveness
productivity
competitiveness
Actual costs are accurately tracked and recorded through_____.
estimates of projected expenses
time cards and supplier invoices
direct and indirect controls
weekly summary reports
The practice of _____ is harmful to the construction project because it hides potential weak points in the estimating process.
spreading
sourcing
projecting
reporting
The five-minute rating serves many purposes as a method of production analysis except_____.
measuring the effectiveness of the crew
conveying the number and extent of job delays
determining the output of specific equipment
showing how detail planning yields lower costs
Multiple changes in design may influence the _____ on a typical construction job.
amount of insurance premiums
number of safety infractions
rate of absenteeism
rate of productivity
Labor costs can be controlled by doing all of the following except_____.
effectively supervising all crew members
increasing the rate of equipment production
providing resources to gain efficiency
proper task scheduling and careful planning
_____ are vital to a company’s bottom line because companies would incur losses, lose contracts, and dismiss employees without this mechanism in place.
Control standards
OSHA regulations
Labor legislation
Coding procedures
One tool used to uncover problems caused by unavailable resources, changes/rework design errors, broken equipment, or overcrowded work areas is a _____.
production analysis
network diagram
delay survey
bar chart
Even though smaller companies may not have a formal quality control program in place, a supervisor is still mainly responsible for _____.
researching standards
building a quality job
proving controls exist
posting safety signs
All of the following can help the supervisor use the estimated cost to control costs and resources on the job except_____.
supplying information for standard project costs
providing labor and equipment production rates
determining how the budget will track costs
evaluating the efficiency of construction operations
The cost summary report allows management to see the status of all the project activities and gives enough information to _____.
schedule equipment maintenance
perform a production analysis
develop a cost coding system
estimate the level of quality control
A company should promote the importance of quality on the job site by including all of the following control activities except_____.
supporting supervisors who initiate their own standards
ensuring the work is performed according to the contract
developing a series of checklists for each activity
determining the manner in which the work is performed
A material installation report is used to _____.
report how much material is installed
figure out how much material is wasted
find the cost of the material installed
designate how much material should be installed
Steps that can be taken to correct deviations from the estimate include all of the following except_____.
changing the work method
recalculating total unit cost
changing crew makeup
improving crew productivity
An estimator who assigns a number/letter to work items during the preparation of the estimate is using a _____.
project estimate
cost coding system
field reporting form
summary sheet
All of the following statements are true about daily time reports except_____.
the report must be completed accurately by the supervisor
the report is sent to the company office for payroll purposes
the report must be used only to record regular, not overtime
the report is used by the project manager to determine labor costs
Maintaining administrative personnel, securing bonds, and incurring insurance premiums are all examples of _____ costs.
estimated
projected
direct
indirect
Research shows that 12 percent of the total in-place cost of the average project is due to the _____.
need to perform rework
failure to secure loans
lack of quality vendors
improper unit measuring
To control resources on a project, a supervisor must have knowledge of each of the following except_____.
equipment expenses
labor costs
insurance rates
material prices
Companies use the Construction Specifications Institute Uniform Index or a similar index to _____.
customize a coding system to fit an individual company’s need
set basic coding standards that any company can use
streamline the reporting of equipment utilization
simplify building design and construction data
Activity sampling is the practice of observing and classifying _____.
a small percentage of a total activity
resource control measures on site
discrepancies in overtime labor hours
the number of daily units produced
_____ are critical for determining the financial status of any project.
Accounting personnel
Architectural estimates
Daily job diaries
Projected costs
Improving productivity is generally a matter of discovering processes that use labor, material, and equipment _____.
as inexpensively as possible
as efficiently as possible
with decreased supervision
without increasing skills sets
