1. Employment compensation payments to unemployed individuals vary according to:
(updated answers)
a. the type of job held before lay-off and the regional unemployment rate.
b. their previous wage rate and total number of hours worked during last 52 weeks.
c. total earnings plus number of hours worked during last 26 weeks, and regional unemployment rate.
d. their previous wage rate and the type of previous job.
The answer is c. total earnings plus number of hours worked during last 26 weeks, and regional unemployment rate.
RPC CODE: C
2. All of the following statements about CPP/QPP are true, except:
a. these plans cover almost all Canadian employees between the ages of 18 and 65.
b. a flat rate benefit is available to each dependent child of a disabled contributor until age 18 or age 25 if attending school.
c. individuals may start to collect benefits at age 60 or defer receiving benefits until age
75.
d. on termination of a marriage or common-law relationship, pension credits earned by one or both spouses may have to be divided.
The answer is c. individuals may start to collect benefits at age 60 or defer receiving benefits until age 75.
RPC CODE: C
4. All of the following are advantages of group incentive plans except:
a. They reduce complaints over "tight" or "loose" individual standards
b. They encourage cross training
c. They are easy to understand
d. They build a team culture
The answer is c. They are easy to understand.
RPC CODE: C
5. Which of the following is an example of reinforcement according to a fixed ratio?
a. Monthly paycheck
b. Occasional praise
c. Sales commission
d. Yearly review
The answer is c. Sales commission.
RPC CODE: C
9. Which of the following statements about a single rate-base pay system is true?
a. it provides opportunity for progression within a
