{"id":204894,"date":"2018-09-14T04:48:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T04:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/09\/14\/bus-409-quiz-1\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:05:59","slug":"bus-409-quiz-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/bus-409-quiz-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BUS 409 Quiz 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 1\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Samuel is a recently hired HR professional working at XYZ Motor Co. His current project involves recording the time it takes assembly workers to complete their tasks. With the help of industrial engineers in the manufacturing plant, the aim of this project is to identify the most effective ways of assembly operations. Which of the following is NOT related to Samuel&#8217;s project?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 2\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Protection programs are what type of compensation benefits?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 3\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of the following is NOT one of the three broad categories that discretionary benefits fall into?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 4\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What do compensation managers use to recognize differences in the relative net worth of jobs and to establish pay differentials based upon management priorities?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 5\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Ryanair uses one type of aircraft in its fleet and requires their passengers to carry their luggage to the plane. Ryanair&#8217;s decisions exemplify which of the following competitive strategies?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 6\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd These are positive employer gestures that beyond what was required by law, created in part to thwart potential union activity.\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 7\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of these actions would HR seek to encourage in attempting to create a lowest-cost competitive strategy?\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 8\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What U.S. federal law established a national minimum wage for employees involved in commerce (rather than just those employed by companies working for the U.S. government), as well as prohibit most employment of minors in oppressive child labor?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 9\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Which of these is a company sponsored program that provides income to workers throughout their retirement?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 10\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What strategy describes the use of benefit and compensation packages in order to support both HR and competitive strategies?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 11\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Sandra&#8217;s position changed from supervisor at the planning department to supervisor at the new projects department. In terms of career development, which of the following is more applicable to Sandra&#8217;s situation?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 12\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What is the typical annual Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in recent years?\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 13\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd These ordered sets of jobs make it easy for compensation managers to give a clear relative value for all jobs within a company. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 14\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd These build upon pay grades, and include maximum, minimum, and mid-point pay rates for jobs in particular pay grades.\t \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\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 15\t\u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0\t \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd What type of pay system rewards employees for partially or completely attaining a predetermined work objective?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0 Question 1 \u00a0 \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd \u00a0 \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Samuel is a recently hired HR professional working at XYZ Motor Co. 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