10 free, exam-style Certified Building Service Executive (CBSE) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CBSE practice test to study every exam domain.
These 10 free CBSE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Building Service Executive blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A client requires that a cleaning contractor be bonded so the client is protected if a cleaner steals from their offices at night. Which type of bond is designed to cover this specific risk?
Correct answer: A - A fidelity (janitorial) bond
A building service contractor treats a full-time cleaner as a 1099 independent contractor, yet sets the worker's daily schedule, supplies all equipment and chemicals, and directs exactly how each task is performed. What is the MOST significant risk of this arrangement?
Correct answer: D - The worker may be reclassified as an employee, triggering back taxes and penalties
An owner wants a business structure that shields personal assets from company debts and lawsuits while still allowing profits to be taxed only once, on the owner's personal return. Which structure BEST meets both goals?
Correct answer: B - Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Over three years a contractor reduces workplace injuries and lowers its Experience Modification Rate (EMR) below 1.0. What is the MOST direct financial effect of this lower EMR?
Correct answer: B - Reduced workers' compensation premiums
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a non-exempt cleaner must be paid overtime at one-and-one-half times their regular rate once they exceed a set number of hours. Overtime is triggered by hours worked over:
Correct answer: B - 40 hours in a workweek
An office building has 36,000 cleanable square feet. A cleaner's production rate for this work is 4,500 square feet per hour. How many labor hours are required to clean the building one time?
Correct answer: B - 8 hours
A nightly cleaning route requires 20 total labor hours of work. Each cleaner works a 5-hour shift. If the work can be divided evenly, how many cleaners are needed to complete the route each night?
Correct answer: A - 4 cleaners
It costs a contractor $80 in total to service an account one time, and the contractor bills the client $100 for that service. What is the gross profit MARGIN on this account?
Correct answer: C - 20%
When building a bid, a contractor separates costs into direct costs and indirect (overhead) costs. Which of the following is an INDIRECT (overhead) cost rather than a direct cost of a specific account?
Correct answer: D - The salary of the company's back-office administrator
When estimating the true cost of labor for a bid, a contractor adds payroll taxes, workers' compensation, and employee benefits on top of the base hourly wage. Collectively, these added employment costs are known as:
Correct answer: A - Labor burden
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