Question 1

Job classification is the simplest of the job evaluation methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the compensable factors emphasized in the Equal Pay Act?

Accepted Answer

A) responsibility 
B) effort 
C) working conditions 
D) accountability 
E) skills

Question 3

The factor comparison method of job evaluation entails .

Accepted Answer

A) ranking each job relative to all other jobs based on several compensable factors 
B) deciding which jobs have more of the chosen compensable factors 
C) identifying several compensable factors, each having several degrees, and the degree to which each of these factors is present in the job 
D) using raters to categorize jobs into groups 
E) none of the above

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The shows the pay rates currently paid for jobs in each pay grade, relative to the points or rankings assigned to each job or grade by the job evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) benchmark 
B) wage curve 
C) pay grade 
D) pay group 
E) class

Question 7

When longer-term employees' salaries are lower than those of workers entering the firm today, has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) salary compression 
B) market expansion 
C) age discrimination 
D) reward strategy 
E) wage curve

Question 8

Direct financial payments include all of the following except .

Accepted Answer

A) commissions 
B) insurance 
C) wages 
D) salaries 
E) incentives

Question 9

What are the steps for pricing jobs with a wage curve?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the steps for pricing jobs...

Question 10

Some employers may misclassify employees as independent contractors to reduce the taxes they must pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which act provided for the creation of government -run employer-financed corporations to protect employees against the failure of their employer's pension plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Equal Pay Act 
B) Employer Retirement Income Security Act 
C) Fair Labor Standards Act 
D) Civil Rights Act 
E) Davis-Bacon Act

Question 12

If the current rate being paid for a job falls below the wage line, what step should be taken?

Accepted Answer

A) a pay freeze should be enacted for that job 
B) a bonus should be offered 
C) no steps are necessary 
D) a pay raise should be provided 
E) a pay decrease should be assessed

Question 13

Under which condition below is it acceptable for employees of the opposite sex to receive different pay for doing roughly equivalent work?

Accepted Answer

A) when the difference exists despite equal efforts 
B) when the difference exists because of a merit system 
C) when the difference exists despite equal skills 
D) when the difference exists despite similar responsibility 
E) it is never acceptable

Question 14

Most expatriate salaries are set using the host-country base pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Factors that establish how the jobs compare to one another and set the pay for each job are called .

Accepted Answer

A) comparison factors 
B) analysis factors 
C) compensable factors 
D) ranking factors 
E) job evaluation factors

Question 16

When an employee transferred to an international location and his or her base salary reflects his or her home country's salary with allowances added for cost-of-living differences, the employer has used a salary plan.

Accepted Answer

A) home-based 
B) host-based 
C) transfer 
D) cost-of-living 
E) allowances included

Question 17

What theory of motivation states that people are strongly motivated to maintain a balance between what they perceive as their inputs or contributions and their rewards?

Accepted Answer

A) Learned needs theory 
B) Equity theory 
C) Two-factor theory 
D) Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
E) Expectancy theory

Question 18

What is the purpose of the wage curve?

Accepted Answer

A) to choose benchmark jobs within each pay grade 
B) to equate jobs of approximately equal difficulty or importance as established by job evaluation 
C) to assign pay rates to pay grades 
D) to show the relationship between the value of the job as determined by one of the job evaluation methods and the current average pay rates for your grades 
E) to cluster jobs into logical groupings

Question 19

Jack is a sales manager and he recently learned that human resource managers with similar responsibilities and spans of control earn more than he does. Jack is concerned with the form of equity.

Accepted Answer

A) external 
B) internal 
C) distributive 
D) individual 
E) procedural

Question 20

The 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.

Accepted Answer

A) Davis-Bacon Act 
B) Employer Retirement Income Security Act 
C) Equal Pay Act 
D) Civil Rights Act 
E) American Disabilities Act

Exam 11: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Job classification is the simplest of the job evaluation methods.

Which of the following is not one of the compensable factors emphasized in the Equal Pay Act?

The factor comparison method of job evaluation entails .

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.

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

The shows the pay rates currently paid for jobs in each pay grade, relative to the points or rankings assigned to each job or grade by the job evaluation.

When longer-term employees' salaries are lower than those of workers entering the firm today, has occurred.

Direct financial payments include all of the following except .

What are the steps for pricing jobs with a wage curve?

Some employers may misclassify employees as independent contractors to reduce the taxes they must pay.

Which act provided for the creation of government -run employer-financed corporations to protect employees against the failure of their employer's pension plan?

If the current rate being paid for a job falls below the wage line, what step should be taken?

Under which condition below is it acceptable for employees of the opposite sex to receive different pay for doing roughly equivalent work?

Most expatriate salaries are set using the host-country base pay.

Factors that establish how the jobs compare to one another and set the pay for each job are called .

When an employee transferred to an international location and his or her base salary reflects his or her home country's salary with allowances added for cost-of-living differences, the employer has used a salary plan.

What theory of motivation states that people are strongly motivated to maintain a balance between what they perceive as their inputs or contributions and their rewards?

What is the purpose of the wage curve?

Jack is a sales manager and he recently learned that human resource managers with similar responsibilities and spans of control earn more than he does. Jack is concerned with the form of equity.

The 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.