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Purchasing Agent Practice Test

Check what you know about the purchasing agent job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on purchasing agent knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15An RFQ asks suppliers for:
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Answer: Price quotes. Requests for quotation.

Question 2 of 15Lead time is:
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Answer: Time from order to delivery. It’s order-to-delivery time.

Question 3 of 15Total cost of ownership includes:
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Answer: All costs over the item’s life. It counts all costs.

Question 4 of 15A three-way match compares:
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Answer: PO, receipt and invoice. It verifies payment accuracy.

Question 5 of 15The CPPB is for:
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Answer: Public procurement. It’s a public buyer credential.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Reviewing spending patterns.”
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Answer: Spend analysis. Spend analysis: Reviewing spending patterns.

Question 7 of 15What does “Total cost of ownership” mean?
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Answer: All costs of a purchase over its life.. Total cost of ownership: All costs of a purchase over its life.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Speeding up delayed orders.”
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Answer: Expediting. Expediting: Speeding up delayed orders.

Question 9 of 15What does “Lead time” mean?
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Answer: Time from order to delivery.. Lead time: Time from order to delivery.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Managing spending by product group.”
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Answer: Category management. Category management: Managing spending by product group.

Question 11 of 15What does “RFP” mean?
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Answer: Request for proposal.. RFP: Request for proposal.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A tool to rate supplier performance.”
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Answer: Supplier scorecard. Supplier scorecard: A tool to rate supplier performance.

Question 13 of 15What does “RFQ” mean?
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Answer: Request for quotation.. RFQ: Request for quotation.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Buying from only one supplier.”
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Answer: Sole source. Sole source: Buying from only one supplier.

Question 15 of 15What does “MOQ” mean?
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Answer: Minimum order quantity.. MOQ: Minimum order quantity.

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