1) Which of the following types of costs might be found both as direct costs and indirect costs, depending on the circumstance? [Recognize concerns that
... [Show More] affect the other direct costs proposed]
Travel
Direct Material G&A Overhead Utilities
2) Which of these statements below is correct regarding the criteria for classifying a special test equipment cost as an "other direct cost”? [Determine if the other direct costs are properly proposed]
Engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to meet specific contract needs and cannot be used for other contracts
An item (e.g., fixture, pattern, or gauge) that is necessary in aiding the development of a unique product Engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to meet not only the requirements of the current contract
but also the requirements of all other contracts
Developed and engineered by a subcontractor who is not currently working on another contract
3) Which of the following is an indirect cost pool? [Identify indirect cost pools and bases]
General and Administrative Expenses Direct material
Assembly labor Manufacturing labor
4) What two costs elements are required to calculate an indirect cost rate? [Identify the process of calculating indirect cost rates]
Expense pool and Allocation base Overhead rate and Expense base Allocation Pool and Expense base Allocation base and Overhead rate
5) Which of the following is a phase in the allocation cycle? [Identify the cost allocation cycle]
Final Allocation Phase Interim Processing Phase Adjustment on Rates Phase
Continuous Rate Application Phase
6) How is simple linear regression used? [Identify what regression analysis is] [Remediation Accessed
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To make predictions about one dependent variable based on one independent variable
To make predictions about one dependent variable based on more than one independent variable To calculate an estimate that demonstrates the most likely average value based on the data supplied To ensure contractor’s estimates properly capture the reduction of labor costs associated with
repetitive production tasks
7) Which regression method assumes a linear relationship between the dependent and independent variables? [Identify the different regression analysis methods]
Simple linear regression Local regression Segmented regression Curvilinear regression
8) Identify the situation where you would use simple linear regression. [Identify contract pricing situations where simple regression analysis should be considered]
Indirect cost rate analysis Labor classification analysis
Facilities Capital Cost of Money calculation Profit objective calculation
9) After completing the five-step Least-Best-Squares-Fit (LBSF) process in developing a regression equation, you must evaluate which two aspects of the equation? [Identify the steps for using simple
regression analysis] [Remediation Accessed :N]
"Goodness" of the fit and statistical significance Coefficient of determination and the median Prediction interval and significance level Standard error of the estimate and the mean
10) Which situation below would you use improvement curve analysis to evaluate proposed costs?
[Identify situations where improvement curve analysis would be appropriate]
Assembly line with high proportion of manual labor Fully automated assembly line
Production facility specializing in “one-off” or unique item production Fabrication plant that generates 100,000 units per month [Show Less]