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Mortuary Administration Compend Exam Questions and Answers
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Mortuary Administration Compend ExamQuestions and Answers
1. 98% of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of - Answer telephone
2. a burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state whereto death occurred
d. catholic burial mass - Answer catholic burial mass
3. the proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mosulemum is - Answer entombment
4. a container for cremains is called - Answer urn
5. the holy book of the islam faith is the - Answer koran
6. the person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the - Answer member of the family
7. whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director should - Answer check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
8. which of the following is not a function if the American board of funeral service education - Answer administer the national board exam
9. an obituary can best be defined as - Answer a brief biographical sketch of a persons life
10. the death certificate contains all of the following except the - Answer religious affiliation 11. when the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of the following except - Answer prie dieu
12. the N.F.D.A. "code of ethics" is based upon - Answer the golden rule
13. when a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the - Answer coroner
14. the committal service is usually held at the - Answer grave site
15. of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran - Answer father
16. the part of a handle of a casket the casket bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the - Answer bar
17. tailored is a style of casket - Answer interior
18. extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by - Answer two inches
19. the base molding is apart of a casket - Answer shell
20. when the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be - Answer tailored
21. a wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches and in
width - Answer 28 inches
22, a casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called - Answer a state casket
23. a non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n) - Answer stationary bar handle
24. a method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as casket, facilities and automobiles is called - Answer functional
25. a pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called - Answer unit
26. a pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called - Answer itemization
27. a pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called - Answer bi-unit 28. methods of figuring a formula price are - Answer all of these
29. which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral buiness - Answer salaries
30. which of the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing - Answer possible elimination of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery
31. which of the following is a source of income in the funeral buisness - Answer non formula services
32 any pricing method would be based on - Answer all of these
33. which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method - Answer places realistic value on the casket
34. if total overhead for a funeral home was $65,000 for a fiscal period, and the firm did 100 services, what would the average overhead per service be - Answer $650
35. if a casket cost $100 wholesale and the funeral homes fixed multiple was 5, what would the selling price of that casket be - Answer $500
36. if a funeral home had an average overhead of $650 and the wholesale cost of a casket was $100 and the funeral director marked his casket up 100% what would the unit price be - Answer $850
37. if a casket cost $200 wholesale and was sold for $1000 and the average overhead per funeral was $500, what would the net profit be - Answer $800
38. a gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number
of needles is called - Answer shirred
39. the metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be - Answer 1/20 inch thick
40. a metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called - Answer vault
41. the crown and ogee are part of the casket - Answer shell
42. the part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the - Answer lug
43. a burial vault is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a (an) - Answer air seal
44. the length of a standard adult wood is - Answer 6/3
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