CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING EDITION; CHAPTER 4, 5

Question 1

Detailed labor estimates are used to determine?

Answer 1

the number of direct labor man-days and trade skill requirements
for a construction project.

Question 2

Only direct labor man-days are reflected in a ____ labor estimate.

Answer 2

Projects

Question 3

Direct Labor?

Answer 3

includes all man-days expended directly on an assigned construction task, either in the field
or in shops, that contribute directly to the completion of the project. This does not include administrative
time

Question 4

Indirect Labor?

Answer 4

Includes all labor required to support construction tasking that does not contribute directly
to the completion of a project. (e.g., coordinating with other crews and maintaining tools). Although necessary to the project, it does not
directly contribute to the end product.

Question 5

Overhead Labor?

Answer 5

includes all labor not considered to be productive labor, since it does not contribute
directly or indirectly to the project. It includes all labor that must be performed, regardless of the assigned
mission (e.g., administrative).

Question 6

A man-day is a unit of work performed by one person in?

Answer 6

8 hours

Question 7

LABOR ESTIMATE?

Answer 7

The labor estimate is created using construction work elements, both work items and material items, identified in
the project’s material estimate

Question 8

how many labor categories are used by military engineers?

Answer 8

3

Question 9

project crew leaders use the information from which estimates to develop a projects construction activity summary sheets?

Answer 9

initial labor

Question 10

a critical factor in producing an accurate labor estimate is determining which rate?

Answer 10

production/work

Question 11

what are used to determine the number of direct labor man days and trade skill requirements for a construction project?

Answer 11

labor estimates

Question 12

direct labor requirements are broken into what?

Answer 12

Task of work

Question 13

which type of work includes installing millwork, door and window frames, trim, kitchen cabinets, wooden stairs, closet units, and finish walls?

Answer 13

finish carpentry

Question 14

what division includes doors, frames, windows, glass, and hardware?

Answer 14

Division 8

Question 15

what division includes a variety of interior work work items gypsum boards, plaster construction, tile, acoustical ceilings, wood, and flooring?

Answer 15

Division 9