Mortuary Administration (Multiple choice)

Which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral business

Salaries

The document between the seller and the buyer stipulating the items furnished the price of said items and the terms of payment is the

Sales contract

The portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise displayed for sale is the

Selection room

College mortuary grossed $100,000 from the sale of adult formula services. $65,000 went to total overhead, $20,000 was for wholesale casket cost, and $15,000 was net income. The funeral home conducted 100 adult formula services for the previous year Answer questions 48-49 on the aforementioned figures Figure the selling price of a casket which costs $210 wholesale, use the Bi-unit method of pricing based on the three factors: 1. average overhead per adult formula service, 2. 100% mark-up on wholesale casket cost, 3. whole casket cost

Service fee - $650 Casket cost - $420

The crown and ogee are part of the casket

Shell

The base molding is a part of a casket

Shetll

A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of needles is called

Shirred

A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a

Stationary bar handle

When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be

Tailored

Ninety eight percent of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of

Telephone

What would the selling price be of a casket which cost $205 wholesale? Use the unit method based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple should be based on a ratio of casket cost (yearly) to yearly gross income

$1,000

College mortuary grossed $200,000 from the sale of adult formula services for the preceding year. $40,000 was spent for wholesale casket cost, and total overhead amounted to, $130,000. $30,000 resulted in net profit. College mortuary conducted 200 services the preceding year. Answer questions 46-47 based on the aforementioned figures What would the selling price be for a casket which cost $195 wholesale? Use the unit price method based on the three factors: 1. wholesale casket cost, 2. average overhead per adult formula service, 3. 100% mark-up on wholesale casket cost

$1,040

If a casket cost $100 wholesale, and the funeral home's fixed multiple was 5, what would the selling price of that casket be

$500

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

$650

If a casket cost $200 wholesale and was sold for $1,000, and the average overhead per funeral was $500, what would be the net profit be

$800

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

$850

Any pricing method would be based on

- Average overhead per adult formula service - Mark-up on wholesale casket cost - Wholesale casket cost

The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be

1/20 inch thick

A wood casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width

28 inches

The length of a standard adult wood casket is

6/3

The length of a standard adult metal casket is

6/6

An obituary can best be defined as

A brief biographical sketch of a person's life

A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present is

A cenotaph

The dissecting of a remains for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death is

A necropsy

A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called

A state casket

A man who has lost his spouse by death is

A widower

Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service Education

Administer the National Board Exam

A burial vault which is closed by placing a dome over the base is called an

Air seal

A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements is the

Arrangement form

A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called

Itemization

The holy book of the Islam faith is the

Koran

An area set aside in a cemetery for several grave spaces, usually two, four or six grave spaces is a

Lot

The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the

Lug

The achieving of economical, orderly and adequate distribution of products and services is

Marketing management

A person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the

Member of the family

Which of the following is the principal interest group for all funeral service personnel

National Funeral Directors Association

Which of the following is a source of income in the funeral business

Non-formula services

Figure the selling price of a casket which costs $200 wholesale. Use the Bi-unit method of pricing based on a fixed multiple. The fixed multiple is based on a ratio of yearly casket cost to the difference between yearly gross income, and yearly overhead

None of these

The planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling of office work is

Office management

The obtaining and maintaining of a satisfactory and satisfied workforce is

Personnel management

Which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method

Places realistic value on the casket

Which of the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing

Possible elimination of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead

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 the

Prie dieu

The death certificate contains all of the following except the

Religious affiliation

The N.F.D.A. "Code of Ethics" is based upon

The Golden Rule

A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called

Vault

One who is lacking the necessities of life is said to be

Indigent

The part of the handle of a casket the casket-bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the

Bar

A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called

Bi-unit

A device upon which caskets are placed one on top of the other for display is known as a

Casket rack

A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except

Catholic burial mass

Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director should

Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire

The individual who supplies the statistical data concerning the deceased at the funeral arrangement conference is the

Informant

Tailored is a style of casket

Interior

The act of placing a dead human body in a grave is called

Interment

When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the

Coroner

A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door indicating the death of an individual is a

Door badge

The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is

Entombment

The obtaining and maintaining of adequate work space and funeral equipment

Facilities management

Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran

Father

The efficient utilization and adequate regulation of all revenue, expenditures and capital rights is

Finance management

A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as a casket, facilities and automobiles is called

Functional

Methods of figuring a formula price are

Functional Unit Bi-unit

The committal service is usually held at the

Grave site

Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by

Two inches

A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called

Unit

A container for cremains is called

Urn