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📋 CCA Exam Format at a Glance

175
Questions
180 min
Time Limit
70.00%
Passing Score
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📚 CCA Topics to Study (37)

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✍️ Sample CCA Questions & Answers

1. Which internal control best prevents a contractor from double-billing labor hours on multiple cost codes for the same workers?
✓ Reconciliation of certified payroll records to labor cost distribution reports

Certified payroll records list actual hours and wages per worker, and reconciling these to cost distribution reports exposes duplicate labor charges across cost codes.

2. Which project management document provides the construction auditor with the most reliable evidence of owner-authorized scope changes?
✓ Executed change orders signed by the owner's authorized representative

Only fully executed change orders bearing the owner's authorized signature constitute formal evidence that scope changes were reviewed, priced, and approved.

3. An auditor preparing a construction audit report must be careful to distinguish between findings and recommendations. What is the key difference?
✓ Findings are supported by evidence of non-compliance or deficiency; recommendations are the auditor's suggested corrective actions

Findings are evidence-based factual determinations of what went wrong, while recommendations propose prospective corrective actions; conflating the two undermines the report's clarity and credibility.

4. In construction auditing, 'retainage' refers to:
✓ A portion of each progress payment withheld by the owner until project completion

Retainage is a percentage (typically 5–10%) of each progress payment withheld by the owner until the project reaches substantial completion, providing performance assurance.

5. Which component of the COSO framework addresses organizational structure and the assignment of authority and responsibility?
✓ Control Environment

The Control Environment component of COSO encompasses the organization's ethical values, management philosophy, organizational structure, and assignment of authority and responsibility.

6. What is the purpose of cost coding in construction accounting?
✓ To classify and track project expenses

Cost coding in construction accounting is the process of assigning unique codes to different types of project expenses. This systematic classification allows for efficient tracking, categorization, and analysis of all costs incurred during a project. Effective cost coding helps project managers monitor budgets, identify cost overruns, and make informed decisions, ultimately improving financial control and auditing capabilities.

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