WGU C232 Objective Assessment /WGU C232 Intro To
Human Resource Actual Exam Questions And Correct
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1. What is a type of direct compensation (i.e.: salary) that plays a strategic role in attracting and
retaining qualified applicants?
a. Benefits
b. Training
c. Wages
d. Services - answers -:Wages
2. An organization has recently added 50 new clients, and their production must increase as
rapidly as possible. To increase production levels, a manager urges an existing employee to
accept a newly created position responsible for hiring new employees.
What should the company use to determine the appropriate compensation level for this new
position?
a. Job evaluation
b. Job rotation
c. Job recruiting
d. Job transfer - answers -:Job evaluation
3. Which form of compensation is an example of fixed pay?
,a. Yearly salary
b. Sales incentive
c. Merit pay
d. Profit sharing - answers -:Yearly salary
4. A firm offers an individual a job paying $40,000 per year plus health insurance for selling
widgets. The employee counter-offers that she be paid $52,000 per year with no insurance.
Which pay structures are being discussed?
a. The firm is offering variable compensation and the employee is requesting variable
compensation.
b. The firm is offering variable compensation, while the employee is requesting fixed
compensation.
c. The firm is offering fixed compensation, while the employee is requesting variable
compensation.
d. The firm is offering fixed compensation and the employee is requesting fixed compensation. -
answers -:Firm is offering fixed, employee is requesting fixed
5. Which incentive leads to enhanced productivity and subsequently creates additional
earnings? (Payment is made based on company profit)
a. Profit-sharing plan
b. Wage-dividend plan
c. Gain-sharing plan
d. Bonus-sharing plan - answers -:Gain-sharing
, 6. Which form of Indirect compensation can be integrated into the organization's strategic
planning?
a. Base wage
b. Salary
c. Bonuses
d. Benefits - answers -:Benefits
7. Recently an employee received a performance appraisal that included several items with a
poor performance rating. The employee was upset and felt the appraisal was unfair because the
items listed were not part of his daily work requirements.
Which human resources activity relates to the employee's concern?
a. Job analysis
b. Appraisal training
c. Goal development
d. Selection standards - answers -:Job analysis
8. Which form of validity for making employment decisions (e.g., select, promote) is legally
defensible if challenged in court?
a. Content validity
b. Convergent validity
c. Empirical validity
d. Discriminant validity - answers -:Empirical Validity
Human Resource Actual Exam Questions And Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)|Already Graded
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1. What is a type of direct compensation (i.e.: salary) that plays a strategic role in attracting and
retaining qualified applicants?
a. Benefits
b. Training
c. Wages
d. Services - answers -:Wages
2. An organization has recently added 50 new clients, and their production must increase as
rapidly as possible. To increase production levels, a manager urges an existing employee to
accept a newly created position responsible for hiring new employees.
What should the company use to determine the appropriate compensation level for this new
position?
a. Job evaluation
b. Job rotation
c. Job recruiting
d. Job transfer - answers -:Job evaluation
3. Which form of compensation is an example of fixed pay?
,a. Yearly salary
b. Sales incentive
c. Merit pay
d. Profit sharing - answers -:Yearly salary
4. A firm offers an individual a job paying $40,000 per year plus health insurance for selling
widgets. The employee counter-offers that she be paid $52,000 per year with no insurance.
Which pay structures are being discussed?
a. The firm is offering variable compensation and the employee is requesting variable
compensation.
b. The firm is offering variable compensation, while the employee is requesting fixed
compensation.
c. The firm is offering fixed compensation, while the employee is requesting variable
compensation.
d. The firm is offering fixed compensation and the employee is requesting fixed compensation. -
answers -:Firm is offering fixed, employee is requesting fixed
5. Which incentive leads to enhanced productivity and subsequently creates additional
earnings? (Payment is made based on company profit)
a. Profit-sharing plan
b. Wage-dividend plan
c. Gain-sharing plan
d. Bonus-sharing plan - answers -:Gain-sharing
, 6. Which form of Indirect compensation can be integrated into the organization's strategic
planning?
a. Base wage
b. Salary
c. Bonuses
d. Benefits - answers -:Benefits
7. Recently an employee received a performance appraisal that included several items with a
poor performance rating. The employee was upset and felt the appraisal was unfair because the
items listed were not part of his daily work requirements.
Which human resources activity relates to the employee's concern?
a. Job analysis
b. Appraisal training
c. Goal development
d. Selection standards - answers -:Job analysis
8. Which form of validity for making employment decisions (e.g., select, promote) is legally
defensible if challenged in court?
a. Content validity
b. Convergent validity
c. Empirical validity
d. Discriminant validity - answers -:Empirical Validity
