QAC CATEGORY B LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Compensation Model.
Answer: is the system a company uses to decide how employees are paid.
◍ Equity.
Answer: (n.) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and
equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above
and beyond any mortgage or other claim
◍ Agency Theory.
Answer: Assumes that people act in their own best interest to maximize their
rewards for a minimal amount of time and effort-Managers can motivate
employees by aligning employee interests with employer interests-By
linking employee pay to performance, employers can direct and motivate
employee behaviors that support the org's goals
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Pay equity influences those behaviors which determine
organizational effectiveness and their behaviour towards absenteeism,
productivity, and the quality of work"
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Equality principle of reward allocation serves to emphasizes the
common elements and similarities based on the same qualifications"
◍ Behavioral Observation Scale (BOS).
Answer: Raters evaluate how often an employee displays a particular
, behavior on the job
◍ Behavioral Performance Appraisals.
Answer: -Focus on the extent employees engage in certain
behaviors-Specifically designed for a particular job, so clearly job-related
and less subjectivity
◍ Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS).
Answer: Raters evaluate employees on the most common behaviors required
for a job with each rating anchored by an example of expected employee
behavior
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Role of fairness that is concerned with the ways in which
employees determine if they have been treated fairly in their jobs and which
will influence work-related variables
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Organizations that ignore equitibility concerns run the risk of
endangering negative organizational outcomes of decisions, non-compliance
with procedures and lower satisfaction"
◍ Commission Plan.
Answer: A variable pay plan where some or all of an employee's pay is
based on how much and sometimes the specific products they sell
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: The equitable compensation and awards that should be received
accordingly based on KSAs, experience, contribution. All these will give a
positive behaviour to motivate the employees to perform better without
doubting the system.
◍ Commission-only Plan.
Answer: No base pay; pay is based on the sales they make
◍ Inputs.
Answer: what I put into my jobs
MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Compensation Model.
Answer: is the system a company uses to decide how employees are paid.
◍ Equity.
Answer: (n.) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and
equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above
and beyond any mortgage or other claim
◍ Agency Theory.
Answer: Assumes that people act in their own best interest to maximize their
rewards for a minimal amount of time and effort-Managers can motivate
employees by aligning employee interests with employer interests-By
linking employee pay to performance, employers can direct and motivate
employee behaviors that support the org's goals
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Pay equity influences those behaviors which determine
organizational effectiveness and their behaviour towards absenteeism,
productivity, and the quality of work"
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Equality principle of reward allocation serves to emphasizes the
common elements and similarities based on the same qualifications"
◍ Behavioral Observation Scale (BOS).
Answer: Raters evaluate how often an employee displays a particular
, behavior on the job
◍ Behavioral Performance Appraisals.
Answer: -Focus on the extent employees engage in certain
behaviors-Specifically designed for a particular job, so clearly job-related
and less subjectivity
◍ Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS).
Answer: Raters evaluate employees on the most common behaviors required
for a job with each rating anchored by an example of expected employee
behavior
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Role of fairness that is concerned with the ways in which
employees determine if they have been treated fairly in their jobs and which
will influence work-related variables
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: "Organizations that ignore equitibility concerns run the risk of
endangering negative organizational outcomes of decisions, non-compliance
with procedures and lower satisfaction"
◍ Commission Plan.
Answer: A variable pay plan where some or all of an employee's pay is
based on how much and sometimes the specific products they sell
◍ Equity of Compensation.
Answer: The equitable compensation and awards that should be received
accordingly based on KSAs, experience, contribution. All these will give a
positive behaviour to motivate the employees to perform better without
doubting the system.
◍ Commission-only Plan.
Answer: No base pay; pay is based on the sales they make
◍ Inputs.
Answer: what I put into my jobs