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The MCR exam has 200 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free MCR questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Master Certified Remodeler (MCR) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
During framing, a homeowner asks the lead carpenter to add a window to the new family room. The carpenter estimates the change will take about two hours and roughly $600 in materials. What is the project manager's CORRECT first action?
Correct answer: D - Issue a written change order and obtain the client's signature before work proceeds
A remodeler adds 30 percent to total job costs to arrive at the selling price and believes this produces a 30 percent gross margin. What gross margin is the company ACTUALLY earning?
Correct answer: A - 23.1 percent
A remodeling company carries $200,000 in annual overhead and operates at a 40 percent gross margin. What annual sales volume is required just to break even?
Correct answer: D - $500,000
A homeowner asks a remodeler to cut and remove several web members from the roof trusses to open up attic storage space. What is the CORRECT response?
Correct answer: C - The trusses may not be altered without a repair design prepared by an engineer
A contractor will replace six windows in a home built in 1955. In each room, less than six square feet of painted surface will be disturbed. Does the EPA RRP minor repair and maintenance exemption apply?
Correct answer: D - No, because window replacement is never eligible for the exemption
Carpenters are installing sheathing while working from a supported scaffold platform. At what MINIMUM height does OSHA require fall protection for scaffold work?
Correct answer: C - 10 feet
In a typical insulated wall assembly, which mechanism transports the GREATEST quantity of moisture in vapor form into the assembly?
Correct answer: A - Air leakage carrying moisture through gaps and penetrations
A roof edge terminates against a sidewall at the lower end of a roof-to-wall intersection. Which flashing prevents runoff from being driven behind the wall cladding at that point?
Correct answer: B - Kick-out flashing
A newly framed stair has risers measuring 7-1/8 inches, 7-3/8 inches, and 7-5/8 inches. Does this stair comply with the IRC?
Correct answer: C - No, because the variation between risers exceeds the 3/8 inch limit
After a new air conditioner is installed, the homeowner reports that the house cools quickly but feels clammy, and the unit cycles on and off frequently. What is the MOST likely cause?
Correct answer: A - The equipment is oversized for the home's cooling load
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