Free CIPS L3M3 Exam Actual Questions

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Question No. 1

In legal parlance, in discussing / negotiating contract terms, something which is 'less than an offer', might be:

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Correct Answer: B

'Invitation to treat' is less than an offer ie it is not capable of being accepted in any contractual sense.

A common example given of an invitation to treat are goods on display in a shop window.


Question No. 2

A bottle of sparkling water sells for $1. The variable cost is 50 cents. Fixed costs for the business are $100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars). How many bottles of water must be sold for the business to reach breakeven point?

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Correct Answer: B

The 'contribution' (selling price minus variable cost) for each bottle is 50 cents. Divide the fixed costs by the contribution (100,000 / 0.5) = 200,000

If your textbook or tutor has not covered this type of calculation, don't worry; it is a difficult ques-tion and is unlikely to be a significant issue in the CIPS examination.


Question No. 3

What is the name given to costs which do not vary as activity levels in a business increase or de-crease?

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Correct Answer: D

The answer is fixed costs. Their counterpart are variable costs, which do vary as business activity increases or decreases.

Direct and indirect costs are a different method of categorizing costs within an organisation.


Question No. 4

A common term for the win-lose style of negotiations is:

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Correct Answer: D

Distributive: at the other end of the spectrum from 'collaborative'.


Question No. 5

A situation where suggestions made, often by a bidder, unnecessarily widen the scope of the requirement.

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Correct Answer: B

Specification creep - where the requirement becomes more complex or sophisticated than originally thought necessary for the buying organisation's purposes. Naturally, this can be expected to increase cost to the buying organisation.