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Under the NSPE Code of Ethics, which obligation must a professional engineer hold paramount above all others?
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Q1. Under the NSPE Code of Ethics, which obligation must a professional engineer hold paramount above all others?
Correct answer: C. The safety, health, and welfare of the public
The fundamental canon of the NSPE and NCEES codes places the safety, health, and welfare of the public first; all other duties are subordinate to it.
Q2. An engineer is asked to review a design produced by a firm in which the engineer holds a significant ownership stake. Ethically, the engineer's first step should be to:
Correct answer: B. Disclose the ownership interest to all affected parties
A potential conflict of interest must be promptly and fully disclosed to affected parties so they can judge its impact on the engineer's objectivity.
Q3. Engineering codes of ethics require that engineers perform professional services only in areas of their:
Correct answer: B. competence
Engineers must undertake assignments only in areas where they are qualified by education or experience, a core competence provision of the code.
Q4. The principle that a dollar available today is worth more than the same dollar received at a future date is known as the:
Correct answer: B. time value of money
Money available now can earn interest, so its value grows over time; this is the basis of the time value of money used in all engineering economics factors.
Q5. A sum of $1,000 is deposited at 10% annual interest compounded annually. Using the single-payment compound amount factor, its value after 2 years is:
Correct answer: C. $1,210
F = P(1+i)^n = 1000(1.10)^2 = 1000(1.21) = $1,210; the $1,331 value corresponds to 3 years, not 2.
Q6. What is the present worth of $1,100 to be received exactly one year from now, given an annual interest rate of 10%?
Correct answer: A. $1,000
P = F/(1+i)^n = 1100/1.10 = $1,000, discounting the future amount back one year.
Q7. In engineering economics, the factor (F/P, i, n) is used to compute:
Correct answer: B. a future amount given a present amount
The single-payment compound amount factor (F/P) converts a present lump sum P into an equivalent future value F.
Q8. A loan of $2,000 accrues simple interest at 5% per year. How much interest is owed after 3 years?
Correct answer: B. $300
Simple interest I = Pin = 2000(0.05)(3) = $300; the $315 figure would result from compounding, which does not apply here.
Q9. What is the arithmetic mean of the data set {4, 8, 10, 10, 18}?
Correct answer: B. 10
The mean is the sum divided by the count: (4+8+10+10+18)/5 = 50/5 = 10.
Q10. For the data set {4, 4, 6, 10, 20}, what is the mode?
Correct answer: A. 4
The mode is the most frequently occurring value; 4 appears twice while every other value appears once. (6 is the median and 8.8 is the mean.)
Exam facts and objectives sourced from the official NCEES (FE Exam) certification page. Last reviewed June 2026.
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