Fact Pattern 21-2 Kyla Replaces Lomax in His Job at Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

question 20

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 21-2
Kyla replaces Lomax in his job at Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation (MVMC) .
-Refer to Fact Pattern 21-2.Lomax believes that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age.For the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to apply

• A)Kyla must be forty years of age or younger.
• B)Kyla must be forty years of age or older.
• C)Lomax must be forty years of age or older.
• D)Lomax must have been MVMC's employee for at least forty years.

Understand the variability in employee selection processes across organizations.

Recognize the limitations and expenses associated with different selection methods, including interviews.

Identify the timing and purpose of reference checks in the selection process.

Know the legal regulations impacting employee selection, including the use of polygraphs and equal employment opportunity laws.

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Definitions:

Activity Rate

The cost driver rate used in activity-based costing to allocate costs to products or services based on their consumption of activities.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities related to the production of goods or services.

Materials Handling

Activities involved in moving, storing, controlling, and protecting materials and products throughout the manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal processes.

Allocation Rate

A financial metric used to assign indirect costs to different projects or departments within an organization.