Question 1: Those employees whose work requires advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning or advanced degrees are considered to be _____

-Technicians

-Professionals

-Executives

-Administrators

-Skilled Trades

Question 2: Which of the following is least likely to describe a capital-intensive business?

-A low-skilled work force

-Uses sophisticated technology

-Requires fewer employees than labor intensive firms to produce goods or services

-Less focus on containing labor costs than labor intensive firms

-Very high costs associated with production downtime

Question 3:

One reason not suggested by the instructor in the course lecture on determinates of pay for why larger organizations pay higher wages than smaller firms is _________

-Economies of scale permit larger organizations to pay more

-It is easier to shirk duties (i.e. goofing off) in a larger firm so large firms pay more than smaller firms to make the cost of termination very costly so employees will be discouraged from shirking their duties

-Larger firms are typically wealthier than smaller firms

-Larger organizations have fewer labor markets in which to compete for workers than smaller firms

-Workers in larger firms are compensated more for putting up with more bureaucratic organizations than smaller firms

Question 4: A student can legally operate a sawmill if that student is at least what minimum age?

Group of answer choices

-14

-16

-17

-18

-21

Question 5:The product of a job analysis is generally a ___________

-Job evaluation

-Salary survey

-Job description

-Organization chart

-Salary range

Question 6: Which of these cases would involve the Davis Bacon Act?

-Dmitri is a new computer programmer in Whapton, North Dakota on a government contract. His employer is concerned that he should be paid the "going rate" for programmers in the Whapton region so as not to violate the terms of the government contract

-Uli is a technician who has been asked to "work off the clock" past his normal 40 hours per week. Uli thinks he deserves overtime pay for this time.

-Hugh is seventeen years old working on the giant buzz saw at work. The United States Department of Labor has fined Hugh's employer because he is underage for working with hazardous objects

-Clara and Rick are hospital orderlies. They were hired at the same time with the same level of education and experience. Rick earns $2.00 more per hour than Clara.

-Sylvia is a nurse for a large hospital and Thor is an electrician in the same hospital. Sylvia has more education and experience than Thor, but she earns $2,000 less than Thor.

Question 7: Which of these scenarios concerns the portal to portal act?

-Stan has to see the company physician before the company agrees to provide worker compensation benefits

-Jan has to work a minimum of eight weeks and earn $4,000 before he qualifies for unemployment insurance benefits

-Margaret has lost her employer's match to her defined contribution pension plan because they went bankrupt

-Leslie is paid for cleaning up her work station once the work day is over, but is not paid for eating lunch at her desk during her break

-Chris is paid time and one half for working over a 40 hour work week

Question 8: Which would be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

-Refusing to hire an individual with a disability who could otherwise perform the job with a reasonable accommodation

-Paying a man a dollar more per hour than an equally qualified and experienced woman holding the same job

-Refusing to hire any programmer over 50 because an employer thinks their skills are obsolete

-Having a 16 year old regularly operate a wood chipper and chain saw to cut timber for a lumber firm

-Paying Sioux City, South Dakota construction workers employed as part of a government contract less than the standard market wage for construction workers in Sioux City, South Dakota

Question 9: Which of these would be an example of a compensating wage differential?

-The job security of the position is risky

-Extra pay to compensate a government contractor working in a military combat zone

-Extra pay to compensate an individual for having to wear a beeper to be summoned to come to work

-Extra pay to an employee for working evening and weekend hours

-All would be examples of a compensating wage differential

Question 10:

Which is generally not a problem with the direct observation method of job analysis?

-Group of answer choices

Verbal and written limitations of the individual being observed

-Capturing mental aspects of the job being performed

-Critical aspects of the job may not be performed regularly

-Perceptions of the observer about the behavior performed may be inaccurate

-Behavior of the individual performing the job may be effected by the observer