Mortuary Administration Compend
$1040
(College Mortuary grossed $200000 from the sale of adult formula services for the preceding year $40000 was spent for whole sale casket cost and total overhead amounted to $130000. $30000 resulted in net profit. College mortuary conducted 200 services the preceding year. Answer question 46-47 based upon aforementioned figures) What would the selling price be for a casket which cost $195 wholesale? use the unit price method based on three factors: 1 wholesale casket cost, 2. Average overhead per adult formula service 3. 100% markup on whole sale casket cost.
Service fee-$650,casket cost-$500
(College mortuary grossed $100000 from the sale of adult formula services. $65000 went to total overhead, $20000 was for wholesale casket cost and $15000 was net income. The funeral home conducted 100 adult formula services for the previous year. Use for 48-49) Figure the selling price of a casket which costs $210 Wholesale. Use bi-unit method of pricing based on the three factors 1. Average overhead per adult formula service, 2. 100% markup on wholesale casket costs 3. wholesale casket cost
Yarhzeit
A Jewish term for the anniversary of death is
Catholic burial Mass
A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except
Air seal
A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a(an)
A state casket
A casket in which the sides are vertical or at right angles to the casket bottom is
A state casket
A casket which has sides that are vertical or at right angles to the bottom is called
Urn
A container for cremains is called
Door badge
A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door indicating the death of an individual is a
Casket rack
A device upon which caskets are placed one on top of the other for display is known as a
A ziegler case
A gasket sealed container used as either an insert into a casket or as a shipping case is
Shirred
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of needles is called
a widower
A man who has lost his spouse by death is
Vault
A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called
Functional
A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as casket facilities and automobiles is called
A cenotaph
A monument erected to the memory of the dead with the dead human body not present is
Stationary bar handle
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n)
Unit
A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called
Itemization
A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called
bi-unit
A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called
Arrangement form
A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements is the
An air tray
A transfer container which consists of a wooden tray with a corrugated covering for the casket is known as
28 inches
A wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6feet, 6inches, and in width
3 inch increments
Adult caskets normally increase in length by
lot
An area set aside in a cemetery for several grave spaces usually containing two, four or six grave spaces is a
An octagon casket
An eight sided casket is referred to as
Shredded paper
An example of a padding material used in casket construction is
Masselin
An example of backing material used in casket construction is
linen weave
An example of lining material used in casket construction is
A brief biographical sketch of a person's life
An obituary can best be defined as
Hermetic seal
An outer enclosure which entraps air via its dome shaped construction uses which of the following closure methods
Average overhead per adult formula service, mark-up on wholesale casket cost, and wholesale casket cost.
Any pricing method would be based on
Solid wood caskets
Birch is used in casket construction to manufacture
a wood by product
Corrugated fiber board is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as
two inches
Extra sizes of caskets increase for an extra width by
None of these Service fee-$650, Casket cost -$500 Service fee-$500, Casket cost -$650 Service fee -$500, Casket cost - $500
Figure the selling price of the casket which costs $200 wholesale. use 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.
$800
If a casket cost $200 Wholesale and was sold for $1000 and the average per funeral was $500 what would the net profit be?
$500
If a casket costs $100 wholesale, and the funeral homes fixed multiple was 5, what would the selling price of that casket be?
$850
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?
$650
If total overhead for a funeral home was $65000 for a fiscal period, and the firm did 100 services, what would the average overhead per service be?
kippah
In the Jewish faith , the skull cap worn by the men at temple and funeral service is
lug
In the construction of swing bar hardware the arm attaches the bar to the
Functional,unit, and bi-unit
Methods of figuring a formula price are
Telephone
Ninety-eight percent of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
Father
Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran?
Reader
One who is authorized to read the lessons and scripture in a christian science church is the
Solvent
One who is lacking the necessities of life is said to be
Interior
Tailored is a style of casket
Shivah
The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
Sholoshim
The Jewish term for the 30 day mourning period is
the Golden Rule
The N.F.D.A. "code of ethics" is based upon
Marketing management
The achieving of economical, orderly, and adequate distribution of products and services is
Internment
The act of placing a dead human body in the grave is called
Shell
The base molding is a part of a casket
Base moldings
The body of the casket includes the
grave site
The committal service is usually held at the
Apron
The component part of the throw that hangs down into the body of the casket is the
shell
The crown and ogee are part of the casket
Religious affiliation
The death certificate contains all of the following except
An immediate disposal
The dissecting of human remains for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death is
Sales contract
The document between the seller and the buyer stipulating the item furnished the price of said items and terms of payment is the
Finance management
The efficient utilization and adequate regulation of all revenue, expenditures, and capital rights
Koran
The holy book of Islam faith is
Informant
The individual who supplies the statistical data concerning the deceased at the funeral arrangement conference is the
6'6" or 78"
The length of a standard adult metal is
6'3" or 75"
The length of a standard adult wood is
1/20 inch thick
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be
personnel management
The obtaining and maintaining of a satisfactory and satisfied workforce is
facilities management
The obtaining and maintaining of adequate work space and funeral equipment
bar
The part of a handle of a casket the casket bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the
tip
The part of the casket hardware that covers the exposed ends of the bar is the
Lug
The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the
Member of the family
The person who usually makes the notifications of death to the funeral home is the
office management
The planning organizing actuating and controlling of office work is
Selection room
The portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise displayed for sale is the
Management
The process consisting of planning, organizing, actuating and controlling performance to accomplish established objectives is
galvanizing
The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is
entombment
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is
Cap
The rim is part of the casket
the top body molding flange
The rubber gasket used on sealer caskets is generally compressed between the rim flange and the
200 cubic inches
The suggested volume of containers used for cremated bodies is
gauge
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in
Ounces per square foot
The thickness of non ferrous metal casket is measured in
2 Years from the date of cremation or permanent burial
The time limit for filing for the V.A. "Application for burial benefits" is
2 Years from the date of death
The time limit for filing for the social security lump sum death benefit payment is
$1000
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
Coroner
When a person dies at home without medical attention an official inquiry is made by the
Tailored
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be
Prie Dieu
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to the Presbyterian church for the funeral service the funeral director normally provides all of the following except
Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as a funeral director should
Lowering the flag into the grave with the deceased veteran
Which of the following actions is improper regarding the U.S. flag used in a military funeral service?
Salaries
Which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral business?
Non-formula services
Which of the following is a source of income in the funeral business?
Places realistic value on the casket
Which of the following is an advantage of bi-unit pricing method?
sectional
Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?
Administer the National Board Exam
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service Education?
Resting room
Which of the following is not used to identify the room in a funeral home where a remains lies in state?
National Funeral Directors Association
Which of the following is the principal interest group for all funeral service personnel
Embossed
Which of the following types of cloth covered exterior has raised designs above the surface of the material?
Possible elimination of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery
Which of the the following is a disadvantage of itemized pricing?
