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1. HRM 324 Final Exam (New, 2019)
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1) These are the four core characteristics of the job characteristics
theory.
feedback, task variety, skill-variety, autonomy
knowledge, skill identity, autonomy, feedback
skill variety, task identity, autonomy, feedback
skill identity, autonomy, task variety, feedback
2) Passage of this Act requires compensation professionals to
demonstrate that alleged discriminatory pay practices are a business
necessity.
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Equal Pay Act of 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931

2. 3) Which pay plan generally rewards employees for acquiring job-
related competencies, knowledge, or skills rather than for demonstrating
successful job performance?
pay-for-knowledge
incentive
merit
person-focused
4) This is the systematic process for recognizing differences in the
relative worth among a set of jobs and for establishing pay differentials
accordingly.
job analysis
job content
job evaluation
job-relatedness
5) Which of the following are typically included in a job description?
job specification, job title, job summary
job summary, job salary, job specification
job title, job salary, job summary

3. job salary, job title, job specification
6) This is a systematic process for gathering, documenting, and
analyzing information in order to describe jobs.
job characterization
job description
job evaluation
job analysis
7) In the job analysis process this term represents a group of positions
that are identical with respect to their major tasks.
job
element
job family
occupation
8) Which of the following laws set prevailing wage rates for
companies that provide services to the U.S. Government?
Civil Rights Act of 1991

4. Equal Pay Act of 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
9) Compensation professionals use compensable factors to determine
whether jobs are the same, in order to comply with which federal
legislation?
Davis – Bacon Act of 1931
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1964
10) These are the three most common sources of job analysis data.
job analysts, supervisors, benchmark jobs
job incumbents, benchmark jobs, job analysts
job incumbents, supervisors, job analysts
benchmark jobs, job incumbents, supervisors
11) Management by objective is part of which type of performance
appraisal system?
goal-oriented system

5. trait system
behavioral observation scale
behaviorally-anchored rating scale
12) What is a systematic process for gathering, documenting, and
analyzing information in order to describe jobs?
job evaluation
internal consistency
job analysis
strategic analysis
13) Which theory states that employees’ knowledge and skills generate
productive capital?
job characteristics theory
expectancy theory
equity theory
human capital theory
14) How are compa-ratios calculated?
Dividing the pay range mid-point by the employee’s pay rate
Dividing the employee’s pay rate by the market line rate

6. Dividing an employee’s pay rate by the pay range mid point
Dividing the market line rate by the employee’s pay rate
15) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 addresses which three issues?
minimum wage, overtime pay, & child-labor
minimum wage, overtime pay, pay discrimination
minimum wage, child-labor, pay discrimination
overtime pay, child-labor, pay discrimination
16) Construction contractors, working on government contracts, must
pay their laborers and mechanics what type of wage?
minimum wage
prevailing wage
prevalent wage
discretionary wage
17) Which of the following are covered under the Fair Labor Standards
Act?
fringe benefits, minimum wage, child labor provisions
minimum wage, overtime wage rates, child labor provisions
overtime wage rates, fringe benefits, minimum wage

7. child labor provisions, fringe benefits, overtime wage rates
18) Which pay structure reflects the increasing organizational trend
toward flatter, less hierarchical corporate structures?
two-tier pay structure
broadbanding
market-competitive pay structure
internally consistent pay structure
19) Midpoint, minimum, and maximum are values used to define which
of the following?
pay grades
pay ranges
pay structures
pay levels
20) Which term is used to describe the situation where the pay spread
between newly hired employees and more qualified job incumbents is
small?
pay structures
pay compression
red circle pay rates

8. green circle pay rates
21) Jasmine Black believes that the company should share part of the
risk for her sales position. Which sales compensation plan should she
pursue?
salary-plus-bonus plan
salary-plus-commission plan
commission-plus-draw plan
commission-only plan
22) This type of flexible work schedule allows employees to work four
10-hour days a week.
flextime
compressed work week
job sharing
reduced work week
23) The equal protection clause is found in which part of the U.S.
Constitution?
The First Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment

9. Article I, Section 8
24) What kind of accommodation involves modifying work schedules,
job restructuring, and making existing facilities readily accessible for
those covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
disability accommodations
reasonable accommodations
regulated accommodations
mandatory accommodations
25) This type of discretionary benefit would allow an employee to get
help dealing with the affects of domestic violence.
family assistance program
employee assistance program
wellness program
employer assistance program
26) Discretionary benefits are generally divided into which three
categories?
Health benefits, pension benefits, paid time-off
Pension benefits, protection programs, services
Services, paid time-off, protection programs

10. Paid time-off, health benefits, services
27) During the human resources departmental meeting, one of the new
employees wanted to know what was in the company’s cafeteria plan.
What did he want to know?
the lunch break schedule
the lunchroom floor plan
the company’s benefits choices
the list of approved doctors in the health plan
28) You broke your neck at work. The company called to inform you
that they had to switch your benefits from the short-term disability
account to the long-term account. That means you’ve probably been off
work around how long?
6 months
12 months
1 month
18 months
29) Which of the following is NOT a type of paid time off benefit?
sick leave
compressed work week

11. lunch period
travel time
30) Which of the following is a characteristic of integrated paid time off
policies?
such policies distinguish among reasons for absence
individuals have to justify reason for taking time off
holiday, vacation, sick leave, and personal leave are combined
can lead to increased unscheduled absences
31) This policy allows employees to schedule time-off without having to
justify the reasons.
personal paid time off
personal leave
integral paid time off
integrated paid time off
32) This federal law addresses overtime pay.
FLSA
COBRA
ERISA

12. HIPPA
33) Temporary employment agencies are responsible for complying
with all federal employment legislation except which one?
ADA
FLSA
workers’ compensation
ERISA
34) What is it called when Tanesha and Jaunita both work part-time to
complete the duties of one full-time position?
job sharing
freelancing
dual staffing
safe harboring
35) Since temporary workers are employees of both the temporary
employment agency and the client company, the dual employer common
law doctrine establishes temporary workers right to receive which of the
following?
retirement benefits
workers’ compensation

13. health insurance
employee benefits
36) The safe harbor rule requires that the contingent worker be covered
by whose pension plan?
the leasing company
the client company
depends on the contractual arrangement between the leasing company
and the employer
the employee is responsible for his or her own pension
37) To be covered by FLSA overtime and minimum wage provisions,
seasonal employees must work for a company that is open how many
months in a year?
6
7
11
12
38) Employers only have to provide protective insurance to part-time
employees covered by which federal law
FLSA

14. COBRA
ERISA
HIPPA
39) This term reflects an approach to job design that results in the
development of more intrinsically motivating and interesting work.
job security
job enrichment
job variety
job identity
40) This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully
acquiring new job-related knowledge
person-focused pay
competency-based pay
merit pay
incentive pay