Question 1

Job evaluations are used to determine the pay scale of all employees in an organization from hourly workers to the CEO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which form of equity refers to the fairness of a job's pay rate in comparison to other jobs within the same company?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following laws has the LEAST amount of influence on compensation decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans with Disabilities Act
B)  Labor Management Relations Act
C)  Family and Medical Leave Act
D)  Age Discrimination in Employment Act B

Question 4

A key issue in comparable worth is whether women should be paid equal wages for jobs that are truly equal to men's or just comparable to men's jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the Fair Labor Standards Act,what rate of normal pay would a covered employee receive for working more than 40 hours in a workweek?

Accepted Answer

A)  50%
B)  100%
C)  150%
D)  200%

Question 6

Which of the following shows the relationship between the value of the job and the average pay for this job?

Accepted Answer

A)  benchmark
B)  pay grade
C)  scatter plot
D)  wage curve

Question 7

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is used to maintain internal equity?

Accepted Answer

A)  job analysis comparisons
B)  organizational charts
C)  incentive pay
D)  salary surveys

Question 9

Salary surveys are used by firms to collect data on employee benefits as well as wage rates for the purpose of pricing jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In most cases,which of the following occupations is NOT exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians
B)  engineers
C)  paralegals
D)  teachers

Question 11

Which form of equity refers to how a job's pay rate in one company compares to the job's pay rate in other companies?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following job evaluation methods is associated with almost every comparable worth lawsuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  job classification method
B)  job grading method
C)  ranking method
D)  point method

Question 13

Beth,a small business owner,wants to ensure external equity when establishing pay rates.Beth should most likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  use wage curves to price each pay grade
B)  compare performance appraisals
C)  conduct a salary survey
D)  check online pay sites

Question 14

What are the two primary components of computer-aided job evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)  compensable factors and benchmark jobs
B)  grade definitions and factor comparisons
C)  structured questionnaires and statistical models
D)  structured questionnaires and grade definitions

Question 15

Bonnie,a data analyst,needs to take time off from work to care for her elderly mother.According to the Family and Medical Leave Act,what is the maximum number of weeks of unpaid,job-protected leave that Bonnie may take?

Accepted Answer

A)  4
B)  6
C)  12
D)  16

Question 16

According to many experts,which of the following would most likely reduce the wage gap between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  education
B)  union intervention
C)  federal legislation
D)  competency-based pay

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What are the primary factors involved in determining compensation for a firm's CEO? What reasons best explain compensation reductions for top executives in recent years?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

What are the five main elements of a competency-based pay plan?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

What type of equity is a manager most likely trying to maintain through the use of performance appraisals and incentive pay?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 11: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Job evaluations are used to determine the pay scale of all employees in an organization from hourly workers to the CEO.

Which form of equity refers to the fairness of a job's pay rate in comparison to other jobs within the same company?

Which of the following laws has the LEAST amount of influence on compensation decisions?

A key issue in comparable worth is whether women should be paid equal wages for jobs that are truly equal to men's or just comparable to men's jobs.

According to the Fair Labor Standards Act,what rate of normal pay would a covered employee receive for working more than 40 hours in a workweek?

Which of the following shows the relationship between the value of the job and the average pay for this job?

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.

Which of the following is used to maintain internal equity?

Salary surveys are used by firms to collect data on employee benefits as well as wage rates for the purpose of pricing jobs.

In most cases,which of the following occupations is NOT exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Which form of equity refers to how a job's pay rate in one company compares to the job's pay rate in other companies?

Which of the following job evaluation methods is associated with almost every comparable worth lawsuit?

Beth,a small business owner,wants to ensure external equity when establishing pay rates.Beth should most likely ________.

What are the two primary components of computer-aided job evaluations?

Bonnie,a data analyst,needs to take time off from work to care for her elderly mother.According to the Family and Medical Leave Act,what is the maximum number of weeks of unpaid,job-protected leave that Bonnie may take?

According to many experts,which of the following would most likely reduce the wage gap between men and women?

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

What are the primary factors involved in determining compensation for a firm's CEO? What reasons best explain compensation reductions for top executives in recent years?

What are the five main elements of a competency-based pay plan?

What type of equity is a manager most likely trying to maintain through the use of performance appraisals and incentive pay?