Funeral Service Projects Funeral Merchandise/ Funeral Management/ FTC Test
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
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be
1/20 inch thick
A wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width
22 inches. or 28 inches.. not sure which is correct
An outer enclosure which entraps air via its domeshaped construction uses which of the following closure methods?
Air seal
Which of the following types of cloth covered exterior has raised designs above the surface of the materials?
Embossed
Which of the following is being used when the funeral director does not remain in the selection room throughout the selection process?
Indirect presentation
Which of the following is appropriate for casket placement in the liturgical church?
It may be parallel or at right angles to the altar
Which of the following benefits has a time of two years from the date of death?
Social Security
Who controls Arlington National Cemetery?
The Department of the Army
Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as
a wood by-product
A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a(n)
air seal
Any pricing method would be based on
all of these
A burial vault which closed by lowering the dome over the base desribes:
an air seal
A burial vault which is sealed by placing a dome over the base is
an air seal burial vault
The record listing the merchandise and supplies on hand at a given time is called:
an inventory
An eight-sided casket is referred to as
an octagon casket.
Satin is used in caskets as ____________ material.
an upholstery
The component part of the throw that hangs down into the body of the casket is the
apron
The lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket is known as the
apron
The sum of a group of sales figures divided by the number of units is known as the
average sale
A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price onservice fee is called
bi-unit.
The top most portion of a casket shell is the:
cap
Those expense which the funeral director pays for the family and adds to the funeral bill with no provision for profit are classified as:
cash advances
Which of the following items is included in the selling price of a funeral in the unit procedure?
casket
A device upon which caskets are placed one on top of the other for display is known as a
casket rack.
A merchandising method of using three or four caskets to educate the selecting party regarding the elements of casket construction is known as a
educational grouping.
The part of the casket interior which folds out over the top body molding for aesthetic purposes is the
extend over
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in
gauge
The method of pricing in which 2 or 3 caskets are placed together, each having the same price is the __________ approach.
group pricing
Increases in the owner's equity resulting from business operations constitute a:
income
Tailored is a style of casket
interior
Crushed is known as a casket
interior style.
An example of a lining material used in casket construction is
linen weave.
Linen is a type af casket:
lining
Which of the following is NOT a basic casket corner design?
log
The part of the handle that is attached to the body of the casket is the
lug
An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is
plated
Particles of wood bounded together with a waterproof glue produce a casket material known as:
pressed board
A division of the total into four intervals, each one representing one-fourth of the total is known as a
quartile
A sale of merchandise in one of the four pricing categories based on the median as the low unit of the third quartile is a
quartile sale.
Which of the following is not a hardwood used in casket construction?
redwood
An interior material found in caskets that has a smooth shiny face and is dull on the back is
satin
Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?
sectional
The base molding is a part of a casket
shell
A type of casket interior style in which the casket material is drawn together, in parallel fashion, with a specific sewing process is
shirred
A casket constructed of cherry is a
solid wood casket
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n)
stationary bar handle.
Which method of pricing does not show the true value of merchandise or service?
unit
A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called
vault
Which of the follwoing materials is not used in burial vaults?
wood
