ncma cpcm practice test

Certified Professional Contracts Manager

Last exam update: Nov 21 ,2025
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Question 1

The solicitation specifications and statement of work contain:

  • A. Administrative requirements
  • B. Technical requirements
  • C. Company policy
  • D. Pricing contracts
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Question 2

The range between the extremes of an optimistic and pessimistic prediction about future costs is
called range of:

  • A. Possible costs
  • B. Final costs
  • C. Scope costs
  • D. Limit costs
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Question 3

The risk avoiding buyer wants to minimize the risk of agreeing to a higher price than necessary to
cover the buyer’s costs plus a reasonable profit.

  • A. True
  • B. False
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Question 4

Who avoid the risk of agreeing to the price that may not cover its actual performance costs or allow a
reasonable profit?

  • A. Risk avoiding buyer
  • B. Business professional
  • C. Risk avoiding seller
  • D. Technical personnel
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C

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Question 5

____________ occur when the work has not changed, but it costs more than anticipated.

  • A. Cost Growth
  • B. Unpredictable cost
  • C. Extra cost
  • D. Cost overruns
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D

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Question 6

The pricing arrangements fall into which of the following categories:

  • A. Fixed-price
  • B. cost-reimbursement
  • C. Time-and-material contracts
  • D. All of the above
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D

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Question 7

A pre-contract agreement that merely communicates any agreed-to terms and conditions that will
apply when an order is placed by the buyer is known as:

  • A. Macro agreement
  • B. Universal agreement
  • C. Fixed agreement
  • D. Approved agreement
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B

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Question 8

What clause can provide for price increases based on the seller’s costs but not on the seller’s
decision to increase the prices of its products and services?

  • A. Economic price adjustment
  • B. Variable-price adjustment
  • C. Prices & Taxes adjustment
  • D. Appropriate price adjustment
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Question 9

Governments commonly use what type of contracts when contracting with universities and non-
profit organizations for research projects?

  • A. Written contracts
  • B. Variable contracts
  • C. Cost reimbursement contracts
  • D. Cost sharing contracts
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Question 10

The cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract provides for the seller to receive reimbursement for its
actual cost and a profit component, called __________, equal to some predetermined percentage of
its actual costs.

  • A. fee
  • B. statement
  • C. penalty
  • D. None of the above
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Question 11

Which of the following has the fundamental purpose to motivate desired performance in one or
more specific areas?

  • A. Contract incentive
  • B. Contract pricing
  • C. Objective incentive
  • D. Contract penalties
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Question 12

Those incentives that use predetermined formula-based methods to calculate the amount of
incentive, either positive or negative, in one or more designated areas are called:

  • A. Objectively-based and evaluated
  • B. Subjectively-based and evaluated
  • C. Early-based and evaluated
  • D. Final-based and evaluated
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Question 13

Which of the following shows the designated performance area in the objectively-based and
evaluated incentives?

  • A. Cost performance
  • B. Schedule or delivery performance
  • C. Quality performance
  • D. All of the above
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D

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Question 14

Those incentives that use individual judgment, opinions, and informed impressions as the basis for
determining the amount of incentive, either positive or negative, in one or more designated areas
are called:

  • A. Objectively-based and evaluated
  • B. Subjectively-based and evaluated
  • C. Early-based and evaluated
  • D. Final-based and evaluated
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B

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Question 15

Which of the following shows the designated performance area in the subjectively-based and
evaluated incentives?

  • A. Award fees
  • B. Other special incentives
  • C. Both A & B
  • D. Neither A nor B
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