WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource
Management Pre-Assessment 70 Questions Exam
2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS, ELABORATED & DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
A chief executive officer (CEO) asks the human resources (HR) team to create a framework of
positions and wage levels.
What does the HR team need to create? - CORRECT ANSWER: Pay structure
A chief executive officer (CEO) identified that the following employee capabilities are required
for the future of the organization:
adapting to changing economic conditions
listening to the customer's voice
responding to competition within the industry
What is the first step to accomplishing this? - CORRECT ANSWER: Analyze the training needs
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations
over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a fatality, and the company is issued a
citation.
Why is this latest violation willful? - CORRECT ANSWER: Management demonstrated a
disregard for employee safety and health.
A company is hiring underwriters at 15 percent more than its current underwriters' salary due to
the high demand for this role.
Which factor will have an impact on the company's compensation plan? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Wage compression
, A company's leaders are redefining the company's expectations and goals. They need to
communicate these changes to the rest of the company.
What should leaders update to communicate the changes? - CORRECT ANSWER: Mission
statement
A company's vice president (VP) of accounting filled a manager position in the department with
an internal analyst. The position was not posted internally. Which type of recruiting is this? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Targeted
A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able to do the following:
pull or drag up to 150 pounds through areas with zero visibility
walk and crawl around obstacles on fire
carry a 35-pound hose pack up smoke-filled stairs
Which kind of test should the human resources (HR) department design to determine whether
candidates meet these requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER: Task simulations
A high-performing employee with 20 years of service is dismissed from a company shortly
before becoming eligible for the retirement plan.
Which standard exception of the concept of employment-at-will does this action violate? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Lack of good faith and fair dealing
A human resources (HR) analyst is applying the duties test for employee exemptions for the new
position of redevelopment planner. The position criteria include:
-earns $2,500 per week
-performs primary duties related to commercialized planning in city redevelopment zones
Management Pre-Assessment 70 Questions Exam
2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS, ELABORATED & DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
A chief executive officer (CEO) asks the human resources (HR) team to create a framework of
positions and wage levels.
What does the HR team need to create? - CORRECT ANSWER: Pay structure
A chief executive officer (CEO) identified that the following employee capabilities are required
for the future of the organization:
adapting to changing economic conditions
listening to the customer's voice
responding to competition within the industry
What is the first step to accomplishing this? - CORRECT ANSWER: Analyze the training needs
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations
over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a fatality, and the company is issued a
citation.
Why is this latest violation willful? - CORRECT ANSWER: Management demonstrated a
disregard for employee safety and health.
A company is hiring underwriters at 15 percent more than its current underwriters' salary due to
the high demand for this role.
Which factor will have an impact on the company's compensation plan? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Wage compression
, A company's leaders are redefining the company's expectations and goals. They need to
communicate these changes to the rest of the company.
What should leaders update to communicate the changes? - CORRECT ANSWER: Mission
statement
A company's vice president (VP) of accounting filled a manager position in the department with
an internal analyst. The position was not posted internally. Which type of recruiting is this? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Targeted
A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able to do the following:
pull or drag up to 150 pounds through areas with zero visibility
walk and crawl around obstacles on fire
carry a 35-pound hose pack up smoke-filled stairs
Which kind of test should the human resources (HR) department design to determine whether
candidates meet these requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER: Task simulations
A high-performing employee with 20 years of service is dismissed from a company shortly
before becoming eligible for the retirement plan.
Which standard exception of the concept of employment-at-will does this action violate? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Lack of good faith and fair dealing
A human resources (HR) analyst is applying the duties test for employee exemptions for the new
position of redevelopment planner. The position criteria include:
-earns $2,500 per week
-performs primary duties related to commercialized planning in city redevelopment zones
