Exam 14: Compensation of Special Groups

A _____ is a cash or stock award earned through achieving specific goals and is taxed as ordinary income.

Which of the following is not an indicator of whether sales quotas are reasonable?

The best predictor of CEO pay is performance of the company.

Incentive stock options may be deducted as a company expense.

What is a tally sheet and what is it used for?

Dual career ladders allow scientists whose careers have reached a plateau to go into management for increased compensation.

When the product is complex such as security systems,the compensation system should be heavily commission based.

Less than 10 percent of companies offer legal counseling to their executives.

_____ curve expresses the relationship between years since last degree,performance,and salary.

Which of the following is not a reason for the move to contingent workers?

Members of boards of directors are not categorized as candidates for special compensation.

If improved account retention became a major focus of attention,the performance measure stressed would be _____.

Anyone hired through a temporary-help agency,on an on-call basis,or as an independent contractor is a _____.

Which of the following is not a likely component of the compensation package for scientists and engineers?

Compensation committees of boards of directors typically set executive salaries.

An advantage of using stock options to motivate executives is that there is no downside risk.

When selling the product requires a long training time and also considerable time to develop an effective sales presentation,the compensation system should _____.

The proportion of outside-to-inside the company members of the board of directors in two-thirds of companies is _____.

In a maturing market,compensation should emphasize _____.

Equity is the major compensation challenge for _____.