WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1.What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work?
A. Increased competition
B. changes in communication technology
C. lower college graduation rates
D. decreasing world trade
Increased Competition
changes in communication technology
2.An organization decides to align its compensation with its business results to ensure it
meets its annual merit compensation target set by the chief financial officer (CFO).
Which compensation strategy is the organization using?
A. Base salary
B. Below market
C. Variable pay
D. Wage compression
Variable pay
To increase company output, a manager proposes canceling the bonus for any team
member who fails to meet their quarterly performance metrics. Which theory of
reinforcement is the manager applying?
A. Avoidance
B. Negative
C. Equity
D. Punishment
Punishment
A male employee discovers he earns 15 percent less than two women on the team
even though they all have the same level of education and number of years of
experience in the role. The employee reports this to the human resources (HR)
manager as a case of gender inequity. Which concept supports the employee's
complaint?
A. Job ranking
B. Factor comparison
C. Compensation system
D. Comparable worth
Comparable worth
, Which form of indirect compensation can a firm use to help reach its strategic goals and
keep costs down?
A. Merit pay
B. Employee wages
C. Employee benefits
D. Performance-based pay
Employee benefits
Which activity does the strategic
A human resources (HR) manager is evaluating work roles and categorizing them in
order based on each role's perceived value in relation to others within the company.
Which evaluation method is the HR manager applying?
A. Point-factor
B. Factor comparison
C. Job-ranking
D. Job description
Job-ranking
Which technique is used when a company creates a salary structure based on pay
survey data?
A. Internal approach
B. Job design
C. Job analysis
D. External approach
External approach
What is the purpose of the application bank?
A. To evaluate the cognitive and physical abilities of each applicant
B. To obtain information about the applicant's background and present situation
C. To evaluate each applicant's honesty and job-related personality characteristics
D. To obtain information about each applicant's age, gender, race, marital status, and
parental status
To obtain information about the applicant's background and present situation
Which step of the training process inventories current skills to determine which ones are
required for the future?
A. Delivering learning
B. Designing curriculum
C. Evaluating development
D. Assessing needs
Assessing needs
ASSESSMENT 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1.What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work?
A. Increased competition
B. changes in communication technology
C. lower college graduation rates
D. decreasing world trade
Increased Competition
changes in communication technology
2.An organization decides to align its compensation with its business results to ensure it
meets its annual merit compensation target set by the chief financial officer (CFO).
Which compensation strategy is the organization using?
A. Base salary
B. Below market
C. Variable pay
D. Wage compression
Variable pay
To increase company output, a manager proposes canceling the bonus for any team
member who fails to meet their quarterly performance metrics. Which theory of
reinforcement is the manager applying?
A. Avoidance
B. Negative
C. Equity
D. Punishment
Punishment
A male employee discovers he earns 15 percent less than two women on the team
even though they all have the same level of education and number of years of
experience in the role. The employee reports this to the human resources (HR)
manager as a case of gender inequity. Which concept supports the employee's
complaint?
A. Job ranking
B. Factor comparison
C. Compensation system
D. Comparable worth
Comparable worth
, Which form of indirect compensation can a firm use to help reach its strategic goals and
keep costs down?
A. Merit pay
B. Employee wages
C. Employee benefits
D. Performance-based pay
Employee benefits
Which activity does the strategic
A human resources (HR) manager is evaluating work roles and categorizing them in
order based on each role's perceived value in relation to others within the company.
Which evaluation method is the HR manager applying?
A. Point-factor
B. Factor comparison
C. Job-ranking
D. Job description
Job-ranking
Which technique is used when a company creates a salary structure based on pay
survey data?
A. Internal approach
B. Job design
C. Job analysis
D. External approach
External approach
What is the purpose of the application bank?
A. To evaluate the cognitive and physical abilities of each applicant
B. To obtain information about the applicant's background and present situation
C. To evaluate each applicant's honesty and job-related personality characteristics
D. To obtain information about each applicant's age, gender, race, marital status, and
parental status
To obtain information about the applicant's background and present situation
Which step of the training process inventories current skills to determine which ones are
required for the future?
A. Delivering learning
B. Designing curriculum
C. Evaluating development
D. Assessing needs
Assessing needs
