Random CMCA Practice Test Questions & Answers(RATED A)
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CMCA
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CMCA
Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring maintenance work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A contractor's invoice - ANSWER C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elem...
Random CMCA Practice Test Questions
& Answers(RATED A)
Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring maintenance
work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A contractor's invoice - ANSWER C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak
to elements OTHER than a control to ensure maintenance work is completed.
The primary management control tool for identifying whether the association needs to
maintain a particular property element is:
A. Physical inspections
B. Association bylaws
C. Maintenance responsibility chart
D. Community asset inventory - ANSWER C. Maintenance responsibility chart along,
with the governing documents, defines parameters of association maintenance
responsibility.
The other answers have no bearing on necessity of maintenance or maintenance
responsibility.
In what type of a contract would a waiver of lien by recommended?
A. Repair of the HVAC system
B. Re-roofing the buildings
C. Repair of the pool pump
D. Annual tree pruning - ANSWER B. Re-roofing the buildings - Large contracts
involving significant material purchase and/or use of sub-contractors commonly include
lien waivers and should be recommended to the board.
A, C, and D typically do not include significant material purchases or the use of sub-
contractors so a waiver of lien is not necessary.
What does "Co-Insurance" obligate the Association to do?
A. Pay the deductible
B. Maintain certain limits of insurance
C. Cover the depreciated value of all association buildings
,D. Provide insurance for homeowners - ANSWER B. Maintain certain limits of insurance
- Co-insurance seeks to the limits of insurance in place at the time of a loss and speaks
to insurance obligation for the parties involved in the claim.
When an association contracts out all of its services and has no employees, it is a best
business practice to:
A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
B. Purchase employment practices liability insurance.
C. Assume the contractors carry their own insurance coverage.
D. Increase the coverage under the D&O insurance policy. - ANSWER A. Negotiate
contracts within the bidding process.
If an owner fails to receive notice of a meeting, the association is not responsible if the
owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners. - ANSWER A. Did not notify association of their
current address. It is the owner's responsibility to provide current contact information to
Management.
What is the primary source of requirements when developing the association's annual
maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study - ANSWER A. Governing documents
The best reasoning for recommending the modified accrual accounting method is that,
compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
C. Is more easily understood by board members.
D. Can be accomplishment more quickly. - ANSWER B. More accurately reflects the
association's financial condition. Under the modified accrual basis, also sometimes
referred to as modified cash basis, some accounts, such as assessment income, are
maintained on the accrual basis and other accounts, such as interest or other
miscellaneous income accounts, and some expenses, such as miscellaneous repairs,
are maintained on a cash basis. The accrual of major expenses in particular, such as a
contract for landscaping, trash removal, etc., regardless of non-receipt invoices, gives
the read a much more accurate depiction of the association's financial standing, as the
, accruals serve to alert the reader to recognition of obligations that the association must
meet.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The basic authority in a community association lies with the developer. - ANSWER
FALSE
In older condominiums, an association should have what type of contract covering
mechanical equipment?
a. Time and materials
b. Specific repair
c. Service
d. Preventive maintenance - ANSWER d. Preventive maintenance - Preventive
maintenance contracts are used for such items as pool and A/C equipment, boilers and
water heaters where regular service is likely to reduce the chance of expensive
emergency repairs.
For which project would a board most likely want to use a consultant to help develop bid
specifications?
a. Landscape renovation project
b. Repairing and/or replacing all roofs
c. Painting the interior of lobbies and hallways
d. Repairing HVAC and boilers - ANSWER b. Repairing and/or replacing all roofs - An
outside consultant is most likely to be used in a large, complicated project, such as
replacement of all roofs in a HOA.
Which of the following has the greatest regulatory influence on the management of a
community association?
a. Federal statues
b. Articles of Incorporation
c. Specific state statues
d. General state statues - ANSWER c. Specific state statues - There may be specific
state statues addressing regulations which effect the management of a community
association.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Employees are finished with training after they receive their initial training for a job. -
ANSWER FALSE
Which of the following is an example of an association control system?
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