1. Home office overhead costs include items that cannot be readily charged to any one project.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 2

1. Job overhead costs comprise all costs that can be readily charged to a specific project and a specific item of work on that project.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 3

1. Sanitary facilities must be provided on worksites, but drinking water is generally each worker's responsibility.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 4

1. As a minimum, a bar chart schedule should be developed to estimate a reasonable project duration.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 5

1. Once the project duration has been determined, it needs be converted into calender days, often but not always 5 day workweeks.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 6

1. Undistributed labor includes job superintendent, engineers, watchmen, among others

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 7

1. Productivity rates are often expressed as a number of work hours per unit of work.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 8

1. In general, the most reliable productivity rates come from software.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 9

1. Less trained craft workers require more time or work hours to complete required tasks.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 10

1. Many contractors refuse to bid on projects just before the expiration of union contracts, unless the terms of the contract provide for adjustments of the contract for potential wage increases.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 11

1. The cost of operating construction equipment, including operators wages and mobilization, should be calculated on the basis of the working hour.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 12

1. Interest rates should be charged against the entire cost of equipment, unless the contractor paid part of the cost in cash.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 13

1. Once exavation begins, earth and rock begin to swell, andshrinkage takes place.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 14

1. Cutting soil consists ofmaking theground level and contoured by removing trees and other obstacles.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 15

1. The perimeter of a building is the distance around the building.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 16

1. Backfilling is the putting back of excess soil that was removed from around a building during the general excavation.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 17

1. Finish grade is topsoil placed over the rough grade, often required in specifications.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 18

1. The term 'precast concrete' is applied to individual concrete members that are cast in separate forms and then placed in the structure.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 19

1. Generally, the higher the structure and the further the point of use from the point of delivery, the more the cost of transporting.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 20

1. Hydration refers to concrete curing.

True

False