HRM 300 Week 5 Quiz | Assignment Help | University Of Phoenix

HRM 300 Week 5 Quiz | Assignment Help | University Of Phoenix


Question 1

________ refers to all forms of pay or rewards going to employees and arising from their employment.

 

o   Benefits

o   Employee reimbursement

o   Salary

o   Employee compensation

 

Question 2

All of the following issues are addressed by the Fair Labor Standards Act EXCEPT ________.

 

 

o   Record-keeping

o   Overtime pay

o   Termination

o   Minimum wage

 

 

Question 3

Jill works as a cashier at a grocery store. She earns $10 an hour (or $400 for a 40-hour week). Last week, she worked 46 hours. What is the minimum amount that Jill earned last week?

 

 

o   $520  

o   $430

o   $460

o   $490

 

 

 

 

 

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE for employers who use independent contractors?

 

o   Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements do not apply.

o   Payroll taxes are paid by the employer.

o   Federal income taxes are charged at a reduced rate.

o   Social Security taxes are higher than for regular employees.

 

Question 5

Unions typically negotiate all of the following issues EXCEPT ________.

 

o   Time off with pay

o   Wage rates

o   Income security

o   Unpaid medical leave

 

 

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to a compensation plan that advances a firm's strategic goals?

 

o   Strategic management

o   Workers' compensation package

o   Performance pay plan

o   Aligned reward strategy

 

 

 

 

Question 7

External equity refers to ________.

o   how a job's pay rate in one company compares to the job's pay rate in other companies

o   The perceived fairness of the processes and procedures used to make decisions regarding the allocation of pay

o   How fair the job's pay rate is when compared to other jobs within the same company

o   The fairness of an individual's pay as compared to what his or her co-workers are earning for the same or very similar jobs within the company, based on each individual's performance

 

 

Question 8

Internal equity refers to ________.

 

o   The fairness of an individual's pay as compared to what his or her co-workers are earning for the same or very similar jobs within the company, based on each individual's performance

o   The perceived fairness of the processes and procedures used to make decisions regarding the allocation of pay

o   How a job's pay rate in one company compares to the job's pay rate in other companies

o   How fair the job's pay rate is when compared to other jobs within the same company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 9

What type of pay plan is being used when workers are paid a sum for each unit they produce?

 

Job-based pay

Competency-based pay

Piecework

Base pay

 

 

 

 

Question 10

Which term refers to a compensation plan that includes traditional pay, job design, career development, and recognition?

 

o   Talent-management salaries

o   Competency-based pay

o   Point method

o   total rewards

 

 

Question 11

Financial benefits like employer-paid insurance and vacations are not a part of employee compensation.

o   True

o   False

 

 

Question 12

When nonexempt employees work more than 40 hours per week, employers must pay overtime at a rate of at least one-and-a-half times the normal pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

o   True

o   False

 

 

Question 13

The Equal Pay Act states that employees of one sex may not be paid wages at a rate lower than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for doing roughly equivalent work.

 

o   True

o   False

 

 

 

Question 14

The provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act that entitles employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the birth of a child only applies to women.

 

o   True

o   False

 

 

 

 

 

Question 15

External equity refers to how fair the job's pay rate is when compared to other jobs within the same company.

 

o   True

o   False

 

 

Question 16

Which of the following terms refers to any salary increase the firm awards to an individual employee based on his or her individual performance?

 

o   Incentive pay

o   Competency-based pay

o   Variable pay

o   Merit pay

 

 

Question 17

According to research, which of the following has a significant impact on employee engagement?

 

o   Variable pay plans

o   Awards

o   Performance reviews

o   Job design

 

 

 

 

Question 18

The indirect financial and nonfinancial payments employees receive for continuing employment with the company are called ________.

 

o   Benefits

o   Employee compensation

o   Salary

o   Reimbursement

 

Question 19

Which term refers to the money that an employer and employee have placed in the employee's pension fund that cannot be forfeited for any reason?

 

o   Stock options

o   vested funds

o   Thrift plans

o   Cash balance funds

 

 

Question 20

Kim works a 4-day workweek that consists of 10-hour days. Kim's employer most likely offers ________.

 

o   Telecommuting options

o   Flexitime schedules

o   Job sharing

o   Compressed workweeks 

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