WGU C202 MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025 / 2026) / A+ GRADE

WGU C202 MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS () / A+ GRADE
DirectFfinancialFcompensationF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
compensationFreceivedFinFtheFformFofFsalary,Fwages,Fcommissions,FstockFoptionsForF
bonuses

indirectFfinancialFcompensationF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
allFtheFtangibleFandFfinanciallyFvaluedFrewardsFthatFareFnotFincludedFinFdirectFcompen
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nonfinancialFcompensationF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
rewardsFandFincentivesFgivenFtoFemployeesFthatFaren'tFfinancialFinFnature

baseFpayF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
reflectsFtheFsizeFandFscopeFofFanFemployee'sFresponsibilities

severanceFpayF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
giveFtoFemployeesFuponFterminationFofFtheirFemployment

fixedFpayF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
paysFemployeesFaFsetFamountFregardlessFofFperformance

variableFpayF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
basesFsomeForFallFofFanFemployee'sFcompensationFonFemployee,Fteam,ForForganizati
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payFstructureF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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payFmixF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
theFrelativeFemphasisFgiveFtoFdifferentFcompensationFcomponents

payFleaderF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
organizationFwithFaFcompensationFpolicyFofFgivingFemployeesFgreaterFrewardsFthanFc
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payFfollowerF-FCORRECTFANSWER-anForganizationFthatFpaysFitsFfront-
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,resourceFdependenceFtheoryF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
propositionFthatForganizationalFdecisionsFareFinfluencedFbyFbothFinternalFandFexternalF
agentsFwhoFcontrolFcriticalFresources

wageFdifferentialsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
differencesFinFwageFbetweenFvariousFworkers,FgroupsFofFworkers,ForFworkersFwithinFa
FcareerFfield


laborFmarketF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
allFofFtheFpotentialFemployeesFlocatedFwithinFaFgeographicFareaFfromFwhichFtheForgan
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costFofFlivingFallowancesF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
clausesFinFunionFcontactsFthatFautomaticallyFincreaseFwagesFbaseFonFtheFU.S.FBurea
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marketFpricingF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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CompensationFsurveysF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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benchmarkFjobsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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jobFevaluationF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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rankingFmethosF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
subjectivelyFcomparesFjobsFtoFeachFotherFbasedFonFtheirFoverallFworthFtoFtheForganiz
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jobFclassificationFmethodF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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pointFfactorFmethodF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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anyFcharacteristicFusedFtoFprovideFaFbasisFforFjudgingFaFjob'sFvalue

,skills,Fresponsibilities,Feffort,FworkingFconditionsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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HayFGroupFGuideFChartF-FProfileFMethodF-FCORRECTFANSWER-aFpoint-
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PositionFAnalysisFQuestionnaireF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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jobFpricingF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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singleFrateFsystem,FpayFgradesFandFbroadbandingF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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payFgradeF(payFscale)F-FCORRECTFANSWER-
theFrangeFofFpossibleFpayFforFaFgroupFofFjobs

broadbandingF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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internalFequityF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
whenFemployeesFperceiveFtheirFpayFtoFbeFfairFrelativeFtoFtheFpayFofFotherFjobsFinFtheF
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employeeFequityF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
theFperceivedFfairnessFofFtheFrelativeFpayFbetweenFemployeesFperformingFsimilarFjobs
FforFtheFsameForganization


externalFequityF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
whenFanForganization'sFemployeesFbelieveFthatFtheirFpayFisFfairFwhenFcomparedFtoFw
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, comparableFworthF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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wageFrateFcompressionF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
startingFsalariesFforFnewFhiresFexceedFtheFsalariesFpaidFtoFexperiencedFemployees

goldenFparachuteF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
lucrativeFbenefitsFgivenFtoFexecutivesFinFtheFeventFtheFcompanyFisFtakenFover

Cost-of-livingFadjustmentsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
payFincreasesFtoFaccountFforFaFhigherFcostFofFlivingFinFoneFcountryFversusFanother

HousingFallowanceF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
paymentsFtoFsubsidizeForFcoverFhousingFandFrelatedFcosts

hardshipFpremiumsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
increasedFsalaryFforFlivingFinFanFareaFwithFaFlowerFqualityFofFlife,FlessFsafety,Fetc.

taxFequalizationFpaymentsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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inflationFadjustmentsF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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exemptFemployeesF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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non-exemptFemployeesF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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workers'FcompensationF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
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