Charlene, the Director of Compensation, Wishes to Estimate the Administrative

question 11

Multiple Choice

Charlene, the director of compensation, wishes to estimate the administrative costs of the current benefits program so that she can use that as a basis for evaluating new administrative methods. Which of the following is a calculation Charlene needs to make?

• A)HR staff time spent on benefit issues multiplied by their pay
• B)benefits costs by employee group
• C)the multi-year pattern of benefits as a percentage of payroll
• D)benefits usage per full-time equivalent employee

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