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1

Vacation, insurance, and services, such as child care, are all forms of direct compensation.
A)True
B)False
2

Keeping employees and their families at foreign sites costs two to three times the employee's annual base pay at home.
A)True
B)False
3

Wage guidelines are similar to wage controls, but the guidelines are mandatory rather than voluntary.
A)True
B)False
4

The businesses that are the least likely to be affected by an increase in minimum wage are retailing, food, and lodging.
A)True
B)False
5

In a recent court case, the judge ruled that it was legal for a male supervisor to earn more than a female counterpart because the man had less supervision than the woman.
A)True
B)False
6

____________________ is the human resource function that deals with every type of reward that individuals receive in exchange for performing organizational tasks.
A)Recognition
B)Management
C)Compensation
D)Motivation
7

Workforce diversity means differing ____________________.
A)value systems
B)lifestyles
C)body types
D)All of the above.
8

Who among the following is exempt from both minimum wage and overtime?
A)Railroad and air carrier employees
B)News editors
C)Seamen employed on foreign vessels
D)Domestic service workers who reside in their employer's residence
9

Social comparison theories suggest that motivation is greatly influenced by how fairly an employee feels he or she is being ____________________.
A)paid
B)supervised
C)evaluated
D)advanced
10

Research found that industrial workers preferred interesting jobs more than high pay. What did hotel workers prefer above all else?
A)High wages
B)Less work
C)Time off
D)Respect
11

The key to making compensation systems more effective is to be sure that they are directly connected to ____________________.
A)seniority
B)expected behaviors
C)job satisfaction
D)All of the above.
12

A minimum of ____________________ the jobs in an organization should be matched with market data to ensure an equitable evaluation of the firm's compensation system.
A)10 percent
B)30 percent
C)60 percent
D)90 percent
13

The best surveys have all of the following except:
A)Precise job descriptions
B)Clearly written instructions
C)Hidden benefit information
D)A good sample of organizations, with names identified
14

Job classification assumes a rigid relationship between job factors and ____________________.
A)job satisfaction
B)job difficulty
C)value
D)compensation
15

Within-grade increases are typically based on ____________________.
A)seniority
B)merit
C)A combination of merit and seniority.
D)None of the above.





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