Question 1

Which of the following is typically used to measure pay equity?

Accepted Answer

A) Job evaluation 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job description 
D) Job design 
E) Job enlargement 
A) Job evaluation 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job description 
D) Job design 
E) Job enlargement A

Question 2

How does product location impact labor-related factors?

Accepted Answer

The labor-related factors that should be considered when deciding where to locate production are (1)instability of country differences in labor costs; (2)the quality and productivity of national labor forces; (3)comparative productivity and unit labor costs; and (4)nonlabor considerations.

Question 3

Which of the following concepts addresses the fact that different employees in the same job may have different pay rates?

Accepted Answer

A) Range spread 
B) Rate ranges 
C) Key jobs 
D) Compensable factors 
E) Pay grades 
A) Range spread 
B) Rate ranges 
C) Key jobs 
D) Compensable factors 
E) Pay grades B

Question 4

Anne and Matthias are both electricians and active members in their union.Without asking each other,they can assume they make the same amount of money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is skill-based pay,and what are its advantages?

Accepted Answer

Skill-based pay systems pay employees ba

Question 6

Lakeisha is in the final stage of the interview process.She has researched what others in the industry make for a similar job and presents the information to the hiring manager.The manager takes this information under consideration when offering the proposed salary.The manager is using the

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement theory. 
B) social exchange theory. 
C) equity theory. 
D) expectancy theory. 
E) efficiency wage theory. 
A) reinforcement theory. 
B) social exchange theory. 
C) equity theory. 
D) expectancy theory. 
E) efficiency wage theory.

Question 7

Which of the following is a procedure in which an organization compares its own practices against those of the competition?

Accepted Answer

A) Delayering 
B) Forecasting 
C) Offshoring 
D) Benchmarking 
E) Job evaluation 
A) Delayering 
B) Forecasting 
C) Offshoring 
D) Benchmarking 
E) Job evaluation

Question 8

Organizations usually develop a market pay policy line based on the key jobs for which there are both job evaluation and market pay survey data available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nonkey jobs are those that are common to many organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is the definition of compensable factors?

Accepted Answer

A) They are jobs that are unique to organizations and that cannot be directly valued or compared through the use of market surveys. 
B) They are the characteristics of jobs that an organization values and chooses to pay for. 
C) They are the jobs that have relatively stable content and are common to many organizations. 
D) They are the factors that describe the relationship between a job's pay and its job evaluation points. 
E) They are the jobs that are of similar worth or content grouped together for pay administration purposes. 
A) They are jobs that are unique to organizations and that cannot be directly valued or compared through the use of market surveys. 
B) They are the characteristics of jobs that an organization values and chooses to pay for. 
C) They are the jobs that have relatively stable content and are common to many organizations. 
D) They are the factors that describe the relationship between a job's pay and its job evaluation points. 
E) They are the jobs that are of similar worth or content grouped together for pay administration purposes.

Question 11

The compa-ratio directly assesses the degree to which actual pay is consistent with the pay policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Job evaluation is a more appropriate tool for internal equity pay comparisons than market pay surveys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Broad bands with their greater spread between pay minimums and maximums can lead to rising labor costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A ________ system is composed of compensable factors and a weighting scheme based on the importance of each compensable factor to the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) job analysis 
B) job description 
C) job design 
D) job specification 
E) job evaluation 
A) job analysis 
B) job description 
C) job design 
D) job specification 
E) job evaluation

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of an equal employment opportunity regulation that prohibits sex- and race-based differences in employment outcomes such as pay,unless justified by business necessity?

Accepted Answer

A) 2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
C) Equal Pay Act of 1963 
D) Taft-Hartley Act 
E) Mann Act 
A) 2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
C) Equal Pay Act of 1963 
D) Taft-Hartley Act 
E) Mann Act

Question 16

Which of the following is part of the cash compensation offered to employees?

Accepted Answer

A) Paid vacation 
B) Unemployment compensation 
C) Health insurance 
D) Stock options 
E) Retirement plans 
A) Paid vacation 
B) Unemployment compensation 
C) Health insurance 
D) Stock options 
E) Retirement plans

Question 17

Which of the following observations is true about the equity theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It suggests that managers compare the performance of employees with their potential to improve. 
B) It suggests that employees' performance should be evaluated based on their developmental needs. 
C) It suggests that internal equity pay comparisons focus on what employees in other organizations are paid for doing the same general job. 
D) It suggests that when a person's outcome-input ratio is greater than the comparison other's ratio,underreward inequity is perceived. 
E) It suggests that people evaluate the fairness of their situations by comparing them with those of other people. 
A) It suggests that managers compare the performance of employees with their potential to improve. 
B) It suggests that employees' performance should be evaluated based on their developmental needs. 
C) It suggests that internal equity pay comparisons focus on what employees in other organizations are paid for doing the same general job. 
D) It suggests that when a person's outcome-input ratio is greater than the comparison other's ratio,underreward inequity is perceived. 
E) It suggests that people evaluate the fairness of their situations by comparing them with those of other people.

Question 18

Jocelyn and Zhane were hired 2 years apart but do the same job.Zhane will make less than Jocelyn because he is a new employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Davis-Bacon Act covers

Accepted Answer

A) all government contractors receiving $10,000 or more in federal funds. 
B) executive,professional,and administrative occupations that are exempt from FLSA coverage. 
C) all private retail firms in the United States that receive no federal funds. 
D) construction contractors receiving federal money of more than $2,000. 
E) manufacturing units that employ more than 2,000 employees. 
A) all government contractors receiving $10,000 or more in federal funds. 
B) executive,professional,and administrative occupations that are exempt from FLSA coverage. 
C) all private retail firms in the United States that receive no federal funds. 
D) construction contractors receiving federal money of more than $2,000. 
E) manufacturing units that employ more than 2,000 employees.

Question 20

Pay level refers to the relative pay of jobs in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is typically used to measure pay equity?

How does product location impact labor-related factors?

Which of the following concepts addresses the fact that different employees in the same job may have different pay rates?

Anne and Matthias are both electricians and active members in their union.Without asking each other,they can assume they make the same amount of money.

What is skill-based pay,and what are its advantages?

Lakeisha is in the final stage of the interview process.She has researched what others in the industry make for a similar job and presents the information to the hiring manager.The manager takes this information under consideration when offering the proposed salary.The manager is using the

Which of the following is a procedure in which an organization compares its own practices against those of the competition?

Organizations usually develop a market pay policy line based on the key jobs for which there are both job evaluation and market pay survey data available.

Nonkey jobs are those that are common to many organizations.

Which of the following is the definition of compensable factors?

The compa-ratio directly assesses the degree to which actual pay is consistent with the pay policy.

Job evaluation is a more appropriate tool for internal equity pay comparisons than market pay surveys.

Broad bands with their greater spread between pay minimums and maximums can lead to rising labor costs.

A ________ system is composed of compensable factors and a weighting scheme based on the importance of each compensable factor to the organization.

Which of the following is an example of an equal employment opportunity regulation that prohibits sex- and race-based differences in employment outcomes such as pay,unless justified by business necessity?

Which of the following is part of the cash compensation offered to employees?

Which of the following observations is true about the equity theory?

Jocelyn and Zhane were hired 2 years apart but do the same job.Zhane will make less than Jocelyn because he is a new employee.

The Davis-Bacon Act covers

Pay level refers to the relative pay of jobs in an organization.

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

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Exam 11: Pay Structure Decisions

Which of the following is typically used to measure pay equity?

How does product location impact labor-related factors?

Which of the following concepts addresses the fact that different employees in the same job may have different pay rates?

Anne and Matthias are both electricians and active members in their union.Without asking each other,they can assume they make the same amount of money.

What is skill-based pay,and what are its advantages?

Lakeisha is in the final stage of the interview process.She has researched what others in the industry make for a similar job and presents the information to the hiring manager.The manager takes this information under consideration when offering the proposed salary.The manager is using the

Which of the following is a procedure in which an organization compares its own practices against those of the competition?

Organizations usually develop a market pay policy line based on the key jobs for which there are both job evaluation and market pay survey data available.

Nonkey jobs are those that are common to many organizations.

Which of the following is the definition of compensable factors?

The compa-ratio directly assesses the degree to which actual pay is consistent with the pay policy.

Job evaluation is a more appropriate tool for internal equity pay comparisons than market pay surveys.

Broad bands with their greater spread between pay minimums and maximums can lead to rising labor costs.

A ________ system is composed of compensable factors and a weighting scheme based on the importance of each compensable factor to the organization.

Which of the following is an example of an equal employment opportunity regulation that prohibits sex- and race-based differences in employment outcomes such as pay,unless justified by business necessity?

Which of the following is part of the cash compensation offered to employees?

Which of the following observations is true about the equity theory?

Jocelyn and Zhane were hired 2 years apart but do the same job.Zhane will make less than Jocelyn because he is a new employee.

The Davis-Bacon Act covers

Pay level refers to the relative pay of jobs in an organization.

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

Filters