Practice Direct Compensation (monetary) (5.3.1) - Compensation and Benefits
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Direct Compensation (Monetary)

Practice - Direct Compensation (Monetary)

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Question 1 Easy

What constitutes direct compensation?

💡 Hint: Think about what employees earn for doing their job.

Question 2 Easy

What is a fixed salary?

💡 Hint: It's how much an employee earns regularly.

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Question 1

What is considered direct compensation?

Incentives only
Basic Salary only
All forms of monetary payments

💡 Hint: Think about everything an employee earns in money.

Question 2

True or False: Overtime pay is the same as a fixed salary.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the definitions you've learned.

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Challenge 1 Hard

If an employee has a basic salary of $4,000, receives a commission of 10% on $10,000 in sales, and works 5 hours of overtime at a rate of 1.5 times, calculate their total earnings for the month.

💡 Hint: Calculate each component step-by-step and then sum them up.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how the structure of direct compensation might vary between industries like tech versus retail. Provide specific examples of components.

💡 Hint: Think about the skills and demands of each industry.

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