The Goal Is to Show How the Rate of Changes

question 95

Multiple Choice

The goal is to show how the rate of changes in compensation compares with the rate of changes in the organization's revenues overall. Which sort of measurement needs to be made?

• A)calculating compensation metrics for regular employees (excluding part-time employees) and comparing with previous year's metrics
• B)calculating compensation metrics on a rotating basis: human value added one year, return on human capital invested the next year, and so forth
• C)charting total compensation against total revenues (and addressing any upward change in total compensation)
• D)calculating compensation metrics each year and comparing with previous year's metrics

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