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2. BUS 409 Quiz 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 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's project?

3. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 PPACA and its amendment Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are considered to be the basis for health care reform in the United States. Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of the goals of this health care reform? Question 2 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applies to companies that employ at least how many workers?

4. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 If an employee is rated as outstanding on her leadership ability she was probably rated using which appraisal system? Question 2 Which pay system is most widely used in America today? Question 3 XYZ Company ranks its employees from the best performer to the poorest performer and the employee with the best performance receives the highest ranking. What type of performance appraisal method is used by this company?

5. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 4 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. Gunther Rohn was rewarded for making a suggestion that saved Ewe and Eye Electronics thousands of dollars. Which type of incentive compensation approach might have worked best? 2. This type of individual incentive plan rewards employees who recruit new customers or new employees. 3. These profit sharing plans award cash to employees on a quarterly or annual basis as part of their regular compensation.

6. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 6 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. A recently opened car dealer uses an incentive compensation plan for its sales people. The dealer provides money to its salespeople to cover basic living expenses and then shares a fixed percentage of the selling price of each car that a salesperson sells. However, the salesperson should repay the subsistence pay component within a year; otherwise he/she cannot continue in the employment of this dealer. What type of sales compensation plan does this dealer adopt? 2. This type of pay rate applies to an employee who is demoted but is paid more than the maximum rate for the pay grade he is now in.

7. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 7 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 Which of the following is an aspect of voluntary leaves to meet business needs? Question 2 Which of the following is an example of a welfare practice?

8. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 8 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 In 2009, Carnation Candles had 100 employees. Approximately how much did the legally required benefits cost the company that year? Question 2 What were the Medicare Part A monthly premiums in 2011?

9. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 9 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. As the vice-president, Sheila will receive short-term incentive compensation awards based on which two conditions? 2. These rights provide employees with an opportunity to purchase a number of stocks at a designated price within a specified period of time. 3. Under SEC rules, which of the following is true? 4. Restricted stock generally allows the executives ownership of the stock after how many years? 5. A short-term incentive plan would most likely be used for which company employee?

10. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Quiz 10 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1 If the local index in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is 99, what does that mean? Question 2 About how many countries are deemed as hardship locations by the U.S. State Department? Question 3 Your company is sending Sheila on a six-month assignment to Sweden, so you should probably use which method to determine her base pay?

11. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 2 Quiz 1 Chapter 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. This is a way in which companies often trim their payroll responsibilities by encouraging higher paid workers with more seniority to voluntarily leave the company earlier than previously planned. 2. Which of these actions would HR seek to encourage in attempting to create a lowest-cost competitive strategy? 3. What do compensation managers use to recognize differences in the relative net worth of jobs and to establish pay differentials based upon management priorities?

12. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 3 Quiz 2 Chapter 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. What are the revised guidelines introduced in 2004 for determining whether jobs are exempt from FLSA overtime pay provisions called? 2. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applies to companies that employ at least how many workers? 3. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made it illegal to restrict the freedom of religion, speech, and press, as well as protect the right of people to peacefully assemble?

13. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 4 Assignment 1 Compensation Practice For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 1: Compensation Practice Due Week 4 and worth 250 points Use the Internet or the Library to research a publicly traded company for which you would like to work. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Briefly describe the company you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying, and compensation-related challenges they are facing. Analyze how your company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative impact to the company and its stakeholders.

14. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. XYZ Company ranks its employees from the best performer to the poorest performer and the employee with the best performance receives the highest ranking. What type of performance appraisal method is used by this company? 2. In 2011, employees were expected to earn average merit increases of what percent? 3. This type of appraisal error takes place when managers rate employee's performance more highly than they should compared with objective criteria.

15. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 6 Quiz For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. This is a systematic process for gathering, documenting, and analyzing information in order to describe jobs. 2. These two are job evaluation techniques. 3. This unit of analysis is a group of jobs, found at more than one business, in which a common set of tasks are performed.

16. BUS 409 Innovative Education- -snaptutorial.com BUS 409 Week 8 Assignment 2 Compensation Plan Outline For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 2: Compensation Plan Outline Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Using the same company you researched in Assignment 1, evaluate the company’s compensation plan to determine how it could be improved. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Evaluate the existing compensation plan to determine if it is the most appropriate for your company. Explain your rationale. Determine the most beneficial ratio of internally consistent and market consistent compensations systems for the company you selected.

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