WGU C202 Pre-Assessment Managing Human Capital Objective
Assessment (OA) | Questions and Answers | 2026/27 Study Updates
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
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
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, 3.
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, 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
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
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Assessment (OA) | Questions and Answers | 2026/27 Study Updates
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
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, 3.
https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/1481193/assessmentCode/PUXC/testDate/1611366310 2/29
, 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
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
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