Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandising
About 21 of every 150 questions on a NBE Arts practice exam come from this topic.
What to know
Know casket construction and materials (metals by gauge, hardwoods and softwoods, interiors, sealer/gasketed vs non-sealer), outer burial containers (grave liners vs burial vaults), urns and memorial products, and how merchandise is displayed and priced. Understand pricing methods (unit, bi-unit, functional, itemized), the General, Casket and Outer Burial Container Price Lists, pre-need sales, and ethical selling.
Where it comes from
- NBE Arts content outline (2023), Domain II
- 16 C.F.R. Part 453 (FTC Funeral Rule)
Try a practice question
Bronze used in casket manufacturing is an alloy composed primarily of:
- ACopper and tin
- BCopper and zinc
- CIron and carbon
- DNickel and chromium
Show the answer
Copper and tin. Bronze is mainly copper alloyed with tin; copper and zinc form brass, and iron and carbon form steel.
NBE Arts outline, Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandising — general professional knowledge