ORGB 327 Final Exam Questions With Complete Answers
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ORGB 327 Final Exam Questions With Complete Answers
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The hourly rate of pay for those paid on a piece rate basis is calculated by dividing the money they earned by the number of hours they spent earning it. The overtime rate is one and one half times the regular hourly rate. - Answer-As a none...
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The hourly rate of pay for those paid on a piece rate basis is calculated by dividing the
money they earned by the number of hours they spent earning it. The overtime rate is
one and one half times the regular hourly rate. - Answer-As a nonexempt employee,
Tim is paid a piece-rate of $1.00 for each unit he produces. Last week he worked an
extra 5 hours on Saturday and produced 80 units in addition to the 370 units he
produced earlier in the week. What were Tim's earnings last week for producing 450
units in 45 hours?
$475
$490
$570
$450
/.30 percent
The first step in organizing a union is to get at least 30 percent of the workers in a
company to sign authorization cards calling for a union to represent them. - Answer-
What percent of the work force must sign authorization cards before the NLRB will hold
a representation election?
25 percent
10 percent
50 percent
30 percent
/.35
Part-time employment is defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as a job consisting of
less than 35 hours per week. - Answer-The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines part-time
employment as a job consisting than less than _____ hours per week.
35
20
15
40
/.80 days.
,The President can apply for a court injunction to restrain the strike for 60 days. If no
settlement is reached during this time, the injunction can be extended an additional 20
days. - Answer-Strikes that threaten national security can be stopped by the president
for
one week.
80 days.
one year.
30 days.
/.A "red-circle" rate is a wage rate that is
established for a job by using a job evaluation.
dependent on changes in the rate of inflation.
paid to a specific employee at a rate higher than that established for the job.
lower than current laws require. - Answer-paid to a specific employee at a rate higher
than that established for the job.
Jobs that fall outside the pay ranges are referred to as red-circle rates because they are
either overpaid or underpaid. (Sometimes underpaid jobs are called blue circle or green
circle rates.)
/.A compensation maxim for paying people fairly states that employees should be
compensated for the requirements of the job they perform and
how long they have worked for the company
who evaluates their performance
how well they perform their job
whether it is a union job - Answer-how well they perform their job
Employees should be compensated for the requirements of the job they perform and
how well they perform their job.
/.a complaint by one worker that customers preferred another worker
A grievance is a work-related complaint, typically regarding how an employee has been
treated by management. - Answer-Which of the following would NOT generally be
defined as a grievance in a union company?
a complaint by a worker that her job description does not require her to make coffee
a complaint by one worker that customers preferred another worker
a complaint by the union that management failed to reward the winners of the safety
contest
a complaint by a worker that he was asked to work overtime
/.A defined-contribution pension plan is defined by
,how the contributions are to be withdrawn.
how much retirement income is contributed to the government.
how much retirees receive each year after retirement.
how much money is put into each employee's retirement fund each year. - Answer-how
much money is put into each employee's retirement fund each year.
Retirement benefits for a defined contribution pension plan are determined by the
amount contributed to the account plus the interest income it earns.
/.a federation of unions.
The AFLCIO is a large and powerful federation of labor. Fifty-three national unions plus
numerous independent, local, and regional unions belong to this federation. - Answer-
The AFLCIO is
a federation of unions.
a national union.
a craft union.
an international union.
/.A major factor contributing to the growth of employee benefit programs was
studies showing that benefits increase productivity and reduce turnover.
wage controls during World War II.
inflation during the 1980s.
unemployment during the Depression of the 1930s. - Answer-wage controls during
World War II.
The rapid growth in employee benefits occurred in the 1940s during World War II as a
way of skirting wage and price controls.
/.a majority vote of union members opposing union representation.
The process for de-certifying a labor union follows the same procedure as for organizing
one. If less than 50 percent vote in favor of the union, the union is de-certified. -
Answer-The process of de-certifying a union involves
showing with a "preponderance of evidence" that the union leaders have
misappropriated union funds.
a majority vote of union members opposing union representation.
declaring the union bankrupt and financially insolvent.
a written petition by management showing that the conditions which led to the
formation of the union have been corrected.
/.a material safety data sheet.
, Employers are required to maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for each
hazardous chemical that is used, processed, or stored. - Answer-For each hazardous
chemical that it uses or stores, employers are required to maintain
a separate treatment station for employees who may become infected.
a record of the safety training related to that chemical.
a material safety data sheet.
a list of employees who are authorized to use these chemicals.
/.A qualified retirement plan funded by after-tax income is called
a 401(k).
a Simplified Employee Pension.
a Roth IRA.
an Individual Retirement Account. - Answer-a Roth IRA.
A Roth individual retirement arrangement allows tax payers to save money for
retirement while allowing the savings to grow tax-free. The tax benefits of a Roth IRA
occur when the funds are withdrawn since these qualified distributions are not subject to
federal income tax.
/.a quality circle.
A quality circle consists of a group of workers who meet periodically to discuss methods
of increasing productivity and improving quality. - Answer-A group of workers which
meets on a regular basis to develop new production procedures and ways to improve
the quality of the product is called
a shared suggestion team.
an autonomous work team.
a quality circle.
a labor management committee.
/.a verbal warning.
The first step in the disciplinary process is a simple comment by a supervisor to warn
employees that certain acts are not acceptable. - Answer-The FIRST step in an
organization's progressive discipline process is typically
suspension.
a verbal warning.
a verbal reprimand.
a written warning.
/.accept reduced wages to keep the company profitable.
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