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2.5.1 and 2.5.4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A motivated employee is one that:

a)

Is paid a high salary

b)

Wants to perform as well as possible at work

c)

Is never absent from work

d)

Is given a discount on any business products

2.

How is a worker on commission paid?According to how much time is worked

a)

According to how much time is worked

b)

According to the level of output

c)

According to how many items are sold

3.

Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?

a)

A salary

b)

Commission

c)

A company car

4.

What does it mean if a worker is paid piece rates?

a)

Their pay is based on how much time they've worked

b)

Their pay is based on how much output is made

c)

Their pay is based on how many items are sold

5.

The passing of authority from one level to another is called:

a)

Delegation

b)

Responsibility

c)

Chain of Command

d)

Span of Control

6.

If a worker is paid by the hour what does their take-home pay depend on?

a)

How much time they have worked

b)

How much output they have made

c)

How many items they have sold

7.

Which of the following is an advantage to a business of delayering its organisational structure?

a)

The duties of employees may be reduced

b)

Spans of control will become narrower

c)

Promotional opportunities will improve

d)

Staff costs will be reduced in the long term

8.

In which type of organisational structure would communication from the top of the organisation to the bottom layer of the organisation be the fastest?

a)

Tall

b)

Flat

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Regional

9.

Which of the following statements best describes the term span of control?

a)

The formal channels of communication in an organisation

b)

Removal of a level in an organisational structure

c)

The number of levels in an organisational hierarchy

d)

The number of people that directly report to a line manager

10.

A benefit to a business of having a highly productive workforce is that:

a)

Total output will always increase

b)

Demand will increase

c)

Unit costs will fall

d)

More staff can be employed

11.

A drawback to an employee of a business using commission as a payment method is:

a)

A lack of financial security

b)

Staff retention rates may be low

c)

Sales staff may focus on selling the easiest most demanded products

d)

An opportunity exists for each staff member to earn more money

12.

Which of the following is an example of a non-financial method of motivation?

a)

Profit sharing

b)

Commission

c)

Performance related pay

d)

Training

13.

"Extras" that are given to employees on top of their

monetary pay are called:

a)

Piece rate

b)

Fringe benefits

c)

A wage

d)

A salary

14.

The payment method whereby employees receive an annual amount, paid in 12 monthly instalments, regardless of hours worked is called:

a)

Commission

b)

Piece rate

c)

A wage

d)

A salary

15.

Which of the following is a financial method of

motivation that a business could use to motivate its staff?

a)

Profit sharing

b)

Free uniform

c)

Staff discount

d)

Company car