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L EXAM 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXP
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LANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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1. Directmcompensationmincludesmwhichmofmthe mfollowing:
1. Flexible mbenefits/
2. Long-termmincentive mpay/
3. Workers'mCompensation/
4. Unpaidmleave m-manswer-Long-termmincentive mpay
2. Indirectmcompensationmismrepresentedmbymwhichmof mthe mfollowing:
1. SocialmSecuritymbenefits/
2. Short-termmincentive mpay/
3. Differentialmpay/
4. Meritmpaym-manswer-SocialmSecuritymbenefits
3. Anmauditmandmreviewmof mthe mservicesmandmcostsmbilledmbymhealth-care mprovidersmismknownmas:
1. Proceduralmreview/
2. Practice manalysis/
3. Utilizationmreview/
4. Operationalmcontrolm-manswer-Utilizationmreview
4. Person-basedmpaymsystems:
1. Paymhighermperformersmmore maggressively/
2. Paymemployeesmwithmlongmservice mmore/
3. Willmnotmworkmwhenmlarge mnumbersmofmprofessionalsmare memployed/
4. Paymemployeesmformwhatmtheymaremcapable mofmdoingmrathermthanmthe mtasksmtheymcurrentlymperform
m - m answer-
Paymemployeesmformwhatmtheymaremcapable mof mdoingmrathermthanmthe mtasksmtheymcurrentlymperform
5. Executivesmtypicallymreceive:
,1. Allmofmtheirmdirectmcompensationminmincentives/
2. Fewermperquisitesmthanmothermemployees/
3. Amhighermpercentage mof mtheirmdirectmcompensationminmbase msalarymthanmdomothermemployees/
4. Amwidermvarietymofmcompensationmprogramsmthanmdomothermemployeesm-manswer-
Amwidermvarietymof mcompensationmprogramsmthanmdomothermemployees
6. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmemployeesmmustmbe mpaidmovertime?
1. Amjanitormwhomworkedm30mhoursmduringmthe mworkweekmandmwasmalsompaidmform12mhoursmofmvacationmtime
/
2. Amvice mpresidentminmcharge mof moperationsmwhomworkedm50mhoursmlastmweek/
3. Amnonexemptmemployee mwhomputminm45mhoursmlastmweek/
4. Amdockmworkermwhomworkedm40mhours,mincludingm10mhoursmonmChristmasm-manswer-
Amnonexemptmemployee mwhomputminm45mhoursmlastmweek
7. Whichmismanmexample mof mamhealth-
relatedmservice mthatmwouldmbe mundermthe mareamofmemployee massistance mprograms?
1. Smokingmcessation/
2. On-the-jobmaccidentmprotection/
3. Familymandmmaritalmcounseling/
4. Highmbloodmpressure mcontrolm-manswer-Familymandmmaritalmcounseling
8. Amcompensationmprogrammshouldmaddressmwhichmof mthe mfollowingmobjectives?
1. legalmcompliance mwithmallmappropriate mlawsmandmregulations/
2. costmeffectivenessmformthe morganization/
3. internal,mexternal,mandmindividualmequitymformemployees/
4. allmofmthe mabove m-manswer-allmofmthe mabove
9. Anmemployee mwhomholdsmamnon-exemptmpositionmundermthe mFairmLabormStandardsmAct:
1. exercisesmdiscretionarymauthoritymformindependentmaction/
2. usesmthe mpercentage mof mhismormhermtime mperformingmroutine,mmanual,mormclericalmwork/
3. earnsmanmannualmincome minmexcessmof m$100,000/
,4. none mof mthe mabove m-manswer-
usesmthe mpercentage mofmhismormhermtime mperformingmroutine,mmanual,mormclericalmwork
10. One mstrategicmbusinessmreasonmformofferingmamcomprehensive mbenefitsmpackage mtomemployeesmis:
1. tomhelpmattractmandmretainmemployees/
2. tombeatmoutmthe mcompetition/
3. tomdecrease memployermoperatingmcosts/
4. tomoffermcafeteria-style mhealthmcare mplansmtomemployeesm-manswer-tomhelpmattractmandmretainmemployees
11. The mDavis-BaconmActmof m1931:
1. requiresmcompanymwithmfederalmsupplymormservice mcontractsmexceedingm$10,000mtompaymampreva
ilingmwage/
2. dealsmonlymwithmfirmsmengagedminmfederalmconstructionmprojectsmvaluedminmexcessmof m$2,000mandmreq
uiresmthatmthe m"prevailingmwage"mrate mbe mpaid/
3. addressesmwage mdiscriminationmonmthe mbasesmofmsex/
4. establishesmovertime mpaymrequirementsm- manswer-
dealsmonlymwithmfirmsmengagedminmfederalmconstructionmprojectsmvaluedminmexcessmofm$2,000mandmrequir
esmthatmthe m"prevailingmwage"mrate mbe mpaid
12. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismnotmone mofmthe mthree mmainmfactorsmofmthe mHaymsystem?
1. experience/
2. know-how/
3. problemmsolving/
4. accountabilitym-manswer-experience
13. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamlegallymmandatedmbenefit?
1. socialmsecurity/
2. unemploymentmcompensation/
3. workers'mcompensation/
4. allmofmthe mabove m-manswer-allmofmthe mabove
, 14. Whatmprovidesmcounselingmandmothermhelpmtomemployeesmhavingmemotional,mphysicalmandmo
thermpersonalmproblems?
1. employee massistance mprograms/
2. DrugmFree mWorkplace mAct/
3. OSHA/
4. wellnessmprogramsm-manswer-employee massistance mprograms
15. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmactsmdealsmdirectlymwithmdiscriminationminmcompensation?
1. Comparable mworth/
2. EqualmPaymAct/
3. Davis-BaconmAct/
4. FairmLabormStandardsmActm-manswer-EqualmPaymAct
16. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamfundingmfeature mofmamhealthmplan?
1. HMOmcoverage/
2. PPOmcoverage/
3. self-insurance/
4. office mvisitsm-manswer-self-insurance
17. Totalmbenefitsmcostm(TBC):
1. ismamratiomof mbenefitmcostmpermemployee mtomaverage mnumbermof memployees/
2. ismexclusive mofmmiscellaneousmitemsmsuchmasmeducation/
3. includesmstaff mtime,moverhead,mprocessingmcosts/
4. ismnotmusuallymcalculatedmbecause mitmvariesmsommuchm-manswer-
includesmstaff mtime,moverhead, mprocessingmcosts
18. Similarityminmpaymformjobsmrequiringmcomparable mlevelmofmknowledge,mskill,mandmability,mevenmw
here mactualmjobmdutiesmdiffermsignificantlymismthe:
1. EqualmPay/
2. PaymEquity/
m m m m m m m m m
L EXAM 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXP
m m m m m m m m m
LANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
m m m m m
1. Directmcompensationmincludesmwhichmofmthe mfollowing:
1. Flexible mbenefits/
2. Long-termmincentive mpay/
3. Workers'mCompensation/
4. Unpaidmleave m-manswer-Long-termmincentive mpay
2. Indirectmcompensationmismrepresentedmbymwhichmof mthe mfollowing:
1. SocialmSecuritymbenefits/
2. Short-termmincentive mpay/
3. Differentialmpay/
4. Meritmpaym-manswer-SocialmSecuritymbenefits
3. Anmauditmandmreviewmof mthe mservicesmandmcostsmbilledmbymhealth-care mprovidersmismknownmas:
1. Proceduralmreview/
2. Practice manalysis/
3. Utilizationmreview/
4. Operationalmcontrolm-manswer-Utilizationmreview
4. Person-basedmpaymsystems:
1. Paymhighermperformersmmore maggressively/
2. Paymemployeesmwithmlongmservice mmore/
3. Willmnotmworkmwhenmlarge mnumbersmofmprofessionalsmare memployed/
4. Paymemployeesmformwhatmtheymaremcapable mofmdoingmrathermthanmthe mtasksmtheymcurrentlymperform
m - m answer-
Paymemployeesmformwhatmtheymaremcapable mof mdoingmrathermthanmthe mtasksmtheymcurrentlymperform
5. Executivesmtypicallymreceive:
,1. Allmofmtheirmdirectmcompensationminmincentives/
2. Fewermperquisitesmthanmothermemployees/
3. Amhighermpercentage mof mtheirmdirectmcompensationminmbase msalarymthanmdomothermemployees/
4. Amwidermvarietymofmcompensationmprogramsmthanmdomothermemployeesm-manswer-
Amwidermvarietymof mcompensationmprogramsmthanmdomothermemployees
6. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmemployeesmmustmbe mpaidmovertime?
1. Amjanitormwhomworkedm30mhoursmduringmthe mworkweekmandmwasmalsompaidmform12mhoursmofmvacationmtime
/
2. Amvice mpresidentminmcharge mof moperationsmwhomworkedm50mhoursmlastmweek/
3. Amnonexemptmemployee mwhomputminm45mhoursmlastmweek/
4. Amdockmworkermwhomworkedm40mhours,mincludingm10mhoursmonmChristmasm-manswer-
Amnonexemptmemployee mwhomputminm45mhoursmlastmweek
7. Whichmismanmexample mof mamhealth-
relatedmservice mthatmwouldmbe mundermthe mareamofmemployee massistance mprograms?
1. Smokingmcessation/
2. On-the-jobmaccidentmprotection/
3. Familymandmmaritalmcounseling/
4. Highmbloodmpressure mcontrolm-manswer-Familymandmmaritalmcounseling
8. Amcompensationmprogrammshouldmaddressmwhichmof mthe mfollowingmobjectives?
1. legalmcompliance mwithmallmappropriate mlawsmandmregulations/
2. costmeffectivenessmformthe morganization/
3. internal,mexternal,mandmindividualmequitymformemployees/
4. allmofmthe mabove m-manswer-allmofmthe mabove
9. Anmemployee mwhomholdsmamnon-exemptmpositionmundermthe mFairmLabormStandardsmAct:
1. exercisesmdiscretionarymauthoritymformindependentmaction/
2. usesmthe mpercentage mof mhismormhermtime mperformingmroutine,mmanual,mormclericalmwork/
3. earnsmanmannualmincome minmexcessmof m$100,000/
,4. none mof mthe mabove m-manswer-
usesmthe mpercentage mofmhismormhermtime mperformingmroutine,mmanual,mormclericalmwork
10. One mstrategicmbusinessmreasonmformofferingmamcomprehensive mbenefitsmpackage mtomemployeesmis:
1. tomhelpmattractmandmretainmemployees/
2. tombeatmoutmthe mcompetition/
3. tomdecrease memployermoperatingmcosts/
4. tomoffermcafeteria-style mhealthmcare mplansmtomemployeesm-manswer-tomhelpmattractmandmretainmemployees
11. The mDavis-BaconmActmof m1931:
1. requiresmcompanymwithmfederalmsupplymormservice mcontractsmexceedingm$10,000mtompaymampreva
ilingmwage/
2. dealsmonlymwithmfirmsmengagedminmfederalmconstructionmprojectsmvaluedminmexcessmof m$2,000mandmreq
uiresmthatmthe m"prevailingmwage"mrate mbe mpaid/
3. addressesmwage mdiscriminationmonmthe mbasesmofmsex/
4. establishesmovertime mpaymrequirementsm- manswer-
dealsmonlymwithmfirmsmengagedminmfederalmconstructionmprojectsmvaluedminmexcessmofm$2,000mandmrequir
esmthatmthe m"prevailingmwage"mrate mbe mpaid
12. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismnotmone mofmthe mthree mmainmfactorsmofmthe mHaymsystem?
1. experience/
2. know-how/
3. problemmsolving/
4. accountabilitym-manswer-experience
13. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamlegallymmandatedmbenefit?
1. socialmsecurity/
2. unemploymentmcompensation/
3. workers'mcompensation/
4. allmofmthe mabove m-manswer-allmofmthe mabove
, 14. Whatmprovidesmcounselingmandmothermhelpmtomemployeesmhavingmemotional,mphysicalmandmo
thermpersonalmproblems?
1. employee massistance mprograms/
2. DrugmFree mWorkplace mAct/
3. OSHA/
4. wellnessmprogramsm-manswer-employee massistance mprograms
15. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmactsmdealsmdirectlymwithmdiscriminationminmcompensation?
1. Comparable mworth/
2. EqualmPaymAct/
3. Davis-BaconmAct/
4. FairmLabormStandardsmActm-manswer-EqualmPaymAct
16. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmismamfundingmfeature mofmamhealthmplan?
1. HMOmcoverage/
2. PPOmcoverage/
3. self-insurance/
4. office mvisitsm-manswer-self-insurance
17. Totalmbenefitsmcostm(TBC):
1. ismamratiomof mbenefitmcostmpermemployee mtomaverage mnumbermof memployees/
2. ismexclusive mofmmiscellaneousmitemsmsuchmasmeducation/
3. includesmstaff mtime,moverhead,mprocessingmcosts/
4. ismnotmusuallymcalculatedmbecause mitmvariesmsommuchm-manswer-
includesmstaff mtime,moverhead, mprocessingmcosts
18. Similarityminmpaymformjobsmrequiringmcomparable mlevelmofmknowledge,mskill,mandmability,mevenmw
here mactualmjobmdutiesmdiffermsignificantlymismthe:
1. EqualmPay/
2. PaymEquity/
