What do you need to know about the CAP exam?

What do you need to know about the CAP exam?

There’s a reason taking the CAP exam requires a minimum combination of education and professional experience.

How is the EndPlay of a camshaft controlled?

Camshaft endplay is controlled by two thrust walls that border the nose piece journal. The camshafts can be removed without removing the cylinder heads. Remove both cylinder head covers, ignition coils and spark plugs.

Where are the bearing caps placed on a camshaft?

When positioned correctly, the camshafts are at the neutral position (no valve load), easing the installation of the camshaft bearing caps (Figure 1). The camshaft bearing caps are identified numerically (1 through 4), intake or exhaust (I or E) and should be installed from the front to the rear of the engine.

How does a psychometrician analyze the CAP exam?

The psychometrician analyzes data from the CAP exam using Classical Test Theory (CTT) to evaluate item level qualities including item summary information and option level statistics. The psychometrician then makes recommendations for items to retire, exclude, or rekey, and determine a defensible cut score.

Why are capital costs not included in CAM charges?

As to capital replacements and repairs, tenants often assert such costs shouldn’t be included as a CAM charge because a landlord knows that systems benefiting the entire property will break, become obsolete, or just plain old wear down.

What should be included in a CAM charge?

Well, simply, while tenants and landlords may conceptually agree that CAM charges should only include operation, repair and maintenance charges, agreeing on what they are can be a much harder proposition. Once the parties agree what expenses are included and excluded, the calculation of monthly CAM charges to a tenant is fairly straightforward.

How are expense escalation caps determined on a lease?

Year-over-base cumulative caps are negotiated by those parties that want a known maximum expense exposure for each year of the lease term. Unlike caps based on cumulative increases, which are always calculated as a percentage of the base year, caps based on compounded increases are calculated as a percentage of the prior year’s cap.

How is Cam calculated for a rental property?

The landlord or its property manger projects the CAM expenses for the upcoming year, multiplies that amount by the tenant’s pro-rata percentage, and divides that number by twelve. At the end of the year, the parties get to find out how accurate the projection was through an audit.

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