Ch.12 Exam Questions Budgets And Cost Analyses

Chapter 12 Budgets and Cost Analyses

True or False.

T or F. Only evaluations and research projects that are federally funded require a budget. (pg 203)

T or F. From the viewpoint of evaluation, some cost analyses are performed to determine if the program is effective or if the project is providing the “biggest bang for the buck.”(pg. 207)

T or F. Evaluators without specialized training in the field of environmental and occupational health can be allowed to conduct OSHA evaluations in a variety of settings including clinics, hospitals, assisted living facilities, retirement communities and day care. (pg. 207)

T or F. A clerk gets a paper cut, while retrieving some documents from the printer. This is a low severity and low likelihood risk scenario. (pg. 211)

Multiple Choice

Some of most common categories in a budget are (pg. 202):

1. Entertainment, food, conference registration.
2. Personnel, Mileage, Office Supplies.
3. Personnel, Printing, food.
4. Office supplies, overhead, and indirect costs.

Cost feasibility is defined as: (pg. 211)

1. Comparison of the monetary costs across several similar programs
2. Comparison of total costs to total benefits
3. Comparison of project’s cost or viability as compared to the attained value and benefits.
4. A type of cost effectiveness analysis; comparison of benefits gained from different health outcomes, e.g., quality of life

What is the definition of Quality-adjusted life years (QALY)? (pg 210)

• 1. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) is a calculation combining quantity and quality of work life to quantify outcomes based on treatment or other activities that influence work.
  2. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) is a calculation combining quantity and quality of leisure to quantify outcomes based on treatment or other activities that influence leisure.
  3. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) is a calculation of quality of health to quantify outcomes based on treatment or other activities that influence health.
  4. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) is a calculation combining quantity and quality of health to quantify outcomes based on treatment or other activities that influence health.

What does SWOT stands for? (pg. 211)

1. Strengths, Weakness, Options, and Threats.
2. Solutions, Weakness, Options, andThreats.
3. Strengths Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats.
4. Solutions, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats.

Fill In the Blank

Indirect costs are a __________________________for evaluation or research projects that are collected by an institution or agency hosting the project. (pg. 204)

Cost benefit analysis _________________costs among several similar products, programs or procedures. Cost benefit analysis is typically used for making _______________decisions. (pg. 207)

DALY measures the years one lives with ____________ and years of life lost due to premature death from that disability. (pg. 211)

______________ regulates the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, clothing, gloves, respirators and barriers. (pg. 211)

Economic feasibility compares the costs of solving the problem versus the ______________ of solving the problem. (pg. 212)