Question 1

The process of determining each employee's pay is called a ____.&#10;A) Payroll run&#10;B) Weekly round-up&#10;C) Cash-out&#10;D) Remunerations session

Accepted Answer

The process of determining each employee's pay is commonly referred to as a payroll run. This involves calculating and distributing each employee's salary or wages, taking into account factors such as hours worked, base rate of pay, and any applicable deductions or bonuses. "Weekly round-up" and "cash-out" are not commonly used terms in payroll processing, and "remunerations session" is not a commonly used term in general for this process.

Question 2

Which functional part of the organization communicates changes in salaries,benefits and policies to employees?&#10;A) Sales and Marketing&#10;B) Supply Chain Management&#10;C) Accounting and Finance&#10;D) Human Resources

Accepted Answer

Human Resources is responsible for communicating changes in salaries, benefits, and policies to employees. They also manage employee relations, training and development, and recruitment and hiring.

Question 3

What is the name of the group of candidates selected to be interviewed by Fitter Snacker for a particular position? For example,assume 20 applicants applied and only 3 were selected to be interviewed.&#10;A) Short list&#10;B) Select group&#10;C) Final Three&#10;D) Applicants

Accepted Answer

The term "short list" is commonly used to refer to the group of candidates who have been selected for further consideration, such as an interview, from a larger pool of applicants.

Question 4

The responsibilities of an HR department include manufacturing of goods and purchasing raw materials.

Accepted Answer

The responsibilities of an HR department typically include managing employee relations, recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, and compliance with employment laws and regulations. Manufacturing of goods and purchasing raw materials are typically under the purview of operations or supply chain departments.

Question 5

Hiring costs for an employee can reach as high as $70,000.

Accepted Answer

Hiring costs can include advertising, recruitment fees, background checks, training, and other expenses, which can add up to $70,000 or more depending on the position and industry.

Question 6

An outgrowth of the ____ (referenced in Chapter 5)is that companies must account for the expected costs that occur as a result of long-term incentives such as the exercising of stock options.&#10;A) Income Statement&#10;B) Balance Sheet&#10;C) Consolidated statements&#10;D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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Question 7

The job of managing salary benefits provided to each employee and confirming that the proper benefits are disbursed to new and current employees falls under the ____ department.&#10;A) Accounting and Finance&#10;B) Human Resources&#10;C) Individual&#10;D) Administrative

Accepted Answer

Managing salary benefits for employees is a core responsibility of the Human Resources department. This department is responsible for recruiting, hiring, and managing employees, which includes compensation and benefits administration. Accounting and Finance deal with financial record-keeping and reporting, while administrative departments handle tasks such as office management and support. Individual cannot be considered as an option as managing benefits for a large number of employees cannot be assigned to individual employees.

Question 8

SAP's ERP helps the administration of employees taking time off under a government act that allows compensation for family and medical problems.This act,passed in 1993,is the ____.&#10;A) FIA&#10;B) QOTA&#10;C) FMLA&#10;D) PROBA

Accepted Answer

The act described in the question is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Question 9

The tasks associated with managing a company's workforce is now known as human capital management or HCM.

Accepted Answer

That is correct, human capital management (HCM) refers to the strategic and tactical approach to managing an organization's employees.

Question 10

What does the acronym,CpH stand for?&#10;A) Cost per Health Care Employee&#10;B) Cost per Hire&#10;C) Cost per Head&#10;D) Cost per Healthy Worker

Accepted Answer

CpH commonly refers to "Cost per Hire" in human resources and recruitment. Option A, C, and D are not relevant to the term CpH.

Question 11

Succession planning should be performed on every employee in the company.

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Question 12

The tasks associated with managing a company's workforce is now known as ____.&#10;A) Human capital management&#10;B) Resource management&#10;C) Workforce management&#10;D) Hiring management

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Question 13

The SAP ERP system evaluates the input data to payroll and notes any discrepancies in a(n)____.&#10;A) Payroll report&#10;B) Error log&#10;C) Discrepancy list&#10;D) Off-target list

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Question 14

To record employee working times,SAP ERP uses ____.&#10;A) Punched cards&#10;B) RFIDs&#10;C) CATS (cross application time sheets)&#10;D) Multiple databases

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Question 15

What is the source of Fitter Snacker's problems with Human Resources?&#10;A) Inaccurate information&#10;B) Out-of-date information&#10;C) Inconsistent information&#10;D) All of the above

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Question 16

In February 2007,a federal appeals court approved class-action status for a discrimination lawsuit brought by seven women against the retailer,____.&#10;A) Wal-Mart&#10;B) Target&#10;C) Sears&#10;D) K-Mart

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The answer of In February 2007,a federal appeals court approved...

Question 17

The parts of an employee's pay that is comprised of base pay,bonuses,gratuities,overtime,sick pay ,and vacation allowances are known as ____.&#10;A) Payroll run&#10;B) Statutory deductions&#10;C) Voluntary deductions&#10;D) Remuneration elements

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Question 18

Sabermetrics is the statistical technique that universities use to accept students into their college programs.

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Question 19

A plan for replacing key employees is known as a ____.&#10;A) Duty roster&#10;B) Replacement circular&#10;C) Succession plan&#10;D) Reincarnation study

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Question 20

____ are skills or abilities associated with a position,while ____ are skills or abilities associated with a specific employee.&#10;A) Qualifications, requirements&#10;B) Requirements, qualifications&#10;C) Duties, tasks&#10;D) Tasks, duties

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Question 21

How does the SAP ERP system distinguish between a task,job,and person?

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Question 22

What is management by objectives (MBO)?

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Question 23

Discuss employee turnover and the cost of hiring.

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Question 24

What is succession planning?

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Question 25

What are remuneration elements?

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Question 26

What are statutory and voluntary deductions?

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Question 27

Define the terms human capital management.

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Question 28

Outline the responsibilities of an HR department.

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Question 29

What are the differences between requirements and qualifications?

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Deck 6: Human Resources Processes With ERP