Question 1\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd If the local index in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is 99, what does that mean?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 2\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd About how many countries are deemed as hardship locations by the U.S. State Department?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 3\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Your company is sending Sheila on a six-month assignment to Sweden, so you should probably use which method to determine her base pay?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 4\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Tuition reimbursement and day care assistance fall under this category.\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 5\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Josh works at a U.S. construction company as a civil engineer. He has been working overseas for the last three years. The hypothetical tax calculated by his company turned out to be less than his actual income tax. In this situation\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 6\t0 out of 3 points\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd If the local index for Tel Aviv, Israel is 146, what does that mean?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 7\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of the following are used by the State Department to determine the per diem schedules?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 8\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Benjamin is going on his first expatriate assignment to a country considered a hardship location. About how much will you have to increase his base pay?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 9\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of the following would be considered a hardship location (due to dangerous conditions)?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 10\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd These represent additional paid time off for employees working in hardship locations.\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 11\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of the following is considered an enhanced benefit for expatriates?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 12\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd The State Department’s Index compares the foreign costs of goods and services with which U.S. city?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 13\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Andre is going to be stationed overseas for about 18 months, so his foreign service premium will increase his base pay by about how much?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 14\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Stephan is going to be getting a mobility premium for going to Saudi Arabia. How are you going to give it to him?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 15\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd If your company hired a Canadian manager to work in your plant in Taiwan, she would be considered which type of international employee?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 16\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Former under-developed countries of the world are experiencing which of these conditions, thus eliciting greater interconnections with U.S. employers?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 17\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What Canadian province has the highest minimum wage?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 18\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Canada can best be defined as which of the following?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 19\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Nora has been working at a manufacturing plant in Mexico for the last 18 months. Which of the following is NOT true regarding her paid time off benefits?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 20\t0 out of 3 points\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd XYZ Co. plans to open a new facility in Canada to be able to reach its Canadian customers more quickly. Which of the following is true regarding labor-related considerations of the new facility?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 21\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What percentage of their gross earnings do Brazilian employees put towards social insurance?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 22\t0 out of 3 points\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of NAFTA?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 23\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd In which country do companies incur the highest hourly cost for employing a manufacturing worker?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 24\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd The average hourly cost to pay a manufacturing worker in the United States in 2007 was how much?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 25\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Indian per capita expenditure on health care in 2006 was what amount at the international dollar rate?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 26\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd In Germany, an employee can request up to how many year(s) of child-rearing leave?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 27\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Xue has been working at an electronics manufacturing plant in China for the last 5 years. Which one of the following should NOT be true regarding her paid time off benefits?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 28\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd India’s labor force has over how many people based on 2010 estimates?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 29\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd An employee should receive regular pay during illness for a period of how many weeks in Germany?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\tQuestion 30\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of the following country has the strongest economy in South America?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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