ASCP DLM Practice Questions - Diplomate in Laboratory Management (DLM) Exam - ASCP DLM Practice Questions - Diplomate in Laboratory Management (DLM) Exam

Question 1

A laboratory manager is preparing the annual operating budget. Which budgeting method requires each expense to be justified from scratch rather than basing the new budget on the previous year's actual spending?

Incremental budgeting Zero-based budgeting Flexible budgeting Capital budgeting

Correct Answer:

Zero-based budgeting

Question 2

When evaluating the purchase of a new automated chemistry analyzer costing $500,000 with an expected useful life of 10 years, which financial metric calculates the present value of future cash flows minus the initial investment?

Return on investment (ROI) Payback period Net present value (NPV) Break-even analysis

Correct Answer:

Net present value (NPV)

Question 3

A laboratory is analyzing the cost of adding a new molecular test to its menu. Which cost category includes reagents and consumables that vary directly with test volume?

Variable direct costs Fixed direct costs Fixed indirect costs Variable indirect costs

Correct Answer:

Variable direct costs

Question 4

A laboratory manager needs to calculate the full cost per test for a CBC. The annual direct costs (reagents, controls, labor) are $120,000 and annual indirect costs (overhead, rent, supervision) allocated to CBCs are $80,000. The laboratory performs 40,000 CBCs per year. What is the full cost per test?

$$2.00 $$3.00 $$5.00 $$8.00

Correct Answer:

$$5.00

Question 5

Which inventory management method assumes the oldest stock is used first, resulting in the cost of goods sold reflecting older acquisition prices?

Last-in, first-out (LIFO) Economic order quantity (EOQ) Just-in-time (JIT) First-in, first-out (FIFO)

Correct Answer:

First-in, first-out (FIFO)

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