WGU C202 – Managing Human Capital Objective Assessment
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1. Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Exchanging birthday cards with a longtime employee
Seeing an employee outside of work hours behaving rudely to a clerk in a
store
Reading an article in the newspaper about a crime committed by the
relative of an employee
Being asked to directly supervise a family member
2. A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an
illegal request made by a supervisor.
Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Virtue standard
Rights standard
Utilitarian standard
Common good standard
3. What is the goal of affirmative action?
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ANSWER ANSWER
To bar employment decisions based on ability and qualifications
To rely on legal remedies such as lawsuits and injunctions for success
To seek to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on
,applicants
Protected Class Act
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ANSWER ANSWER
To focus on changing institutional demographics in an organization from
the top-down
4. A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer
responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women.
Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Adverse impact is based on intentional sex discrimination.
Adverse impact must be the result of unequal promotion rather than
unequal hiring.
Adverse impact is unintentional and relates to policies applied to all
employees.
Adverse impact must be proven by examination of a society’s history of
discrimination, not an individual’s history.
5. Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Religious groups and workers over the age 40
Minorities and disabled veterans
Minorities and women
Native Americans and people with disabilities
6. Which legislation promotes practices that reduce discrimination against a wide variety of protected classes?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Equal Pay Act
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
(0A) pre-assessment | Questions and Answers | 2026/27 Study
Updates | 100% Pass Guarantee
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1. Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Exchanging birthday cards with a longtime employee
Seeing an employee outside of work hours behaving rudely to a clerk in a
store
Reading an article in the newspaper about a crime committed by the
relative of an employee
Being asked to directly supervise a family member
2. A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an
illegal request made by a supervisor.
Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Virtue standard
Rights standard
Utilitarian standard
Common good standard
3. What is the goal of affirmative action?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To bar employment decisions based on ability and qualifications
To rely on legal remedies such as lawsuits and injunctions for success
To seek to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on
,applicants
Protected Class Act
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To focus on changing institutional demographics in an organization from
the top-down
4. A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer
responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women.
Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Adverse impact is based on intentional sex discrimination.
Adverse impact must be the result of unequal promotion rather than
unequal hiring.
Adverse impact is unintentional and relates to policies applied to all
employees.
Adverse impact must be proven by examination of a society’s history of
discrimination, not an individual’s history.
5. Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Religious groups and workers over the age 40
Minorities and disabled veterans
Minorities and women
Native Americans and people with disabilities
6. Which legislation promotes practices that reduce discrimination against a wide variety of protected classes?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Equal Pay Act
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
