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BUS 409 Quiz 1 For more classes
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Question 1    Samuel is a
recently hired HR professional working at XYZ
Motor Co. His current project involves recording
the time it takes assembly workers to complete
their tasks. With the help of industrial
engineers in the manufacturing plant, the aim of
this project is to identify the most effective
ways of assembly operations. Which of the
following is NOT related to Samuel's project?
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BUS 409 Quiz 2 For more classes
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Question 1   PPACA and its
amendment Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 are considered to be
the basis for health care reform in the United
States. Which of the following is NOT considered
to be one of the goals of this health care
reform?   Question 2   The Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applies to
companies that employ at least how many workers?  
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BUS 409 Quiz 3 For more classes
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Question 1  If an employee is rated as
outstanding on her leadership ability she was
probably rated using which appraisal system?  
Question 2   Which pay
system is most widely used in America today?  
Question 3   XYZ Company
ranks its employees from the best performer to
the poorest performer and the employee with the
best performance receives the highest ranking.
What type of performance appraisal method is used
by this company?  
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BUS 409 Quiz 4 For more classes
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Rohn was rewarded for making a suggestion that
saved Ewe and Eye Electronics thousands of
dollars. Which type of incentive compensation
approach might have worked best?   2. This
type of individual incentive plan rewards
employees who recruit new customers or new
employees.   3. These profit sharing plans
award cash to employees on a quarterly or annual
basis as part of their regular compensation.  
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BUS 409 Quiz 6 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com     1. A
recently opened car dealer uses an incentive
compensation plan for its sales people. The
dealer provides money to its salespeople to cover
basic living expenses and then shares a fixed
percentage of the selling price of each car that
a salesperson sells. However, the salesperson
should repay the subsistence pay component within
a year otherwise he/she cannot continue in the
employment of this dealer. What type of sales
compensation plan does this dealer adopt?  2.
This type of pay rate applies to an employee
who is demoted but is paid more than the maximum
rate for the pay grade he is now in.  
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BUS 409 Quiz 7 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com     Question 1   Which
of the following is an aspect of voluntary leaves
to meet business needs?    Question 2   
Which of the following is an example of a
welfare practice?  
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BUS 409 Quiz 8 For more classes
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Question 1   In 2009, Carnation Candles
had 100 employees. Approximately how much did the
legally required benefits cost the company that
year?   Question 2  
What were the Medicare Part A monthly premiums in
2011?
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BUS 409 Quiz 9 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com     1. As the
vice-president, Sheila will receive short-term
incentive compensation awards based on which two
conditions?  2. These rights provide
employees with an opportunity to purchase a
number of stocks at a designated price within a
specified period of time.  3. Under SEC
rules, which of the following is true?  4.
Restricted stock generally allows the executives
ownership of the stock after how many years?  5.
A short-term incentive plan would most
likely be used for which company employee?
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BUS 409 Quiz 10 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com     Question 1  
If the local index in Tegucigalpa,
Honduras is 99, what does that mean? Question 2
About how many countries are
deemed as hardship locations by the U.S. State
Department? Question 3 Your
company is sending Sheila on a six-month
assignment to Sweden, so you should probably use
which method to determine her base pay?
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BUS 409 Week 2 Quiz 1 Chapter 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   1.
This is a way in which companies often trim their
payroll responsibilities by encouraging higher
paid workers with more seniority to voluntarily
leave the company earlier than previously
planned.   2. Which of these actions would
HR seek to encourage in attempting to create a
lowest-cost competitive strategy?   3. What
do compensation managers use to recognize
differences in the relative net worth of jobs and
to establish pay differentials based upon
management priorities?  
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BUS 409 Week 3 Quiz 2 Chapter 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   1.
What are the revised guidelines introduced in
2004 for determining whether jobs are exempt from
FLSA overtime pay provisions called?   2.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
applies to companies that employ at least how
many workers?   3. Which amendment to the
U.S. Constitution made it illegal to restrict the
freedom of religion, speech, and press, as well
as protect the right of people to peacefully
assemble?
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BUS 409 Week 4 Assignment 1 Compensation
Practice For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   Assignment 1 Compensation Practice  Due
Week 4 and worth 250 points  Use the Internet or
the Library to research a publicly traded company
for which you would like to work.  Write a six to
eight (6-8) page paper in which you  Briefly
describe the company you researched, its
compensation strategy, best practices they are
applying, and compensation-related challenges
they are facing. Analyze how your company applies
compensation practice to determine the positive
or negative impact to the company and its
stakeholders.
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BUS 409 Week 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com     1.
XYZ Company ranks its employees from the best
performer to the poorest performer and the
employee with the best performance receives the
highest ranking. What type of performance
appraisal method is used by this company?  2.
In 2011, employees were expected to earn
average merit increases of what percent?  3.
This type of appraisal error takes place when
managers rate employee's performance more highly
than they should compared with objective
criteria.  
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BUS 409 Week 6 Quiz For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com     1. This is a
systematic process for gathering, documenting,
and analyzing information in order to describe
jobs.   2. These two are job evaluation
techniques.   3. This unit of analysis is a
group of jobs, found at more than one business,
in which a common set of tasks are performed.  
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BUS 409 Week 8 Assignment 2 Compensation Plan
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om    Assignment 2 Compensation Plan
Outline  Due Week 8 and worth 300 points  Using
the same company you researched in Assignment 1,
evaluate the companys compensation plan to
determine how it could be improved. Write a six
to eight (6-8) page paper in which you  Evaluate
the existing compensation plan to determine if it
is the most appropriate for your company. Explain
your rationale. Determine the most beneficial
ratio of internally consistent and market
consistent compensations systems for the company
you selected.
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