Payroll Accounting quiz week 3

1. Under enterprise coverage, all employees of a business are covered by the FLSA if the organization is:A) a nursing home.

B) a public agency.

C) a hospital.

D) all of the above.

2.Under individual employee coverage, the worker is covered by the FLSA if:A) the worker produces goods for interstate commerce.

B) the worker is a housekeeper in a private home.

C) the domestic receives cash wages of at least $1,000 from the employer in the calendar year.

D) all of the above.

3.Under the FLSA, regular rate of pay does not include:A) vacation pay.

B) severance pay.

C) overtime pay.

D) earned bonuses.

4.In August 2009, the minimum hourly wage was:A) $3.35.

B) $7.25.

C) $5.85.

D) $5.15.

5.The tips received by a tipped employee are less than $5.12 of the minimum hourly tip credit rate. The maximum permissible tip credit is:A) $30 a month.

B) $5.12 an hour.

C) 45% of the employee's minimum wage.

D) the amount of tips actually received by the employee.

6.Under the FLSA, overtime pay is required for:A) any hours worked in excess of 8 in one day.

B) all work on Sunday.

C) all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek.

D) all hours worked on Christmas.

7.Workers exempt from all of the FLSA requirements include:A) employees paid by the hour.

B) clerk-typists earning less than $200 a week.

C) taxicab drivers.

D) none of the above.

8.Under the Equal Pay Act:A) employers must pay a married male a higher wage rate than a single female if both are performing equal work.

B) white-collar workers are exempt from its requirements.

C) wage differentials based on a seniority system are allowed.

D) if there is an unlawful pay differential, employers may reduce the higher rate to equal the lower rate.

9.If an employer is unable to obtain a certificate of age or a work permit for a minor employee, the employer may rely upon what document as evidence of age?A) Baptism record

B) Mother's statement as to date of birth

C) High school enrollment form showing date of birth

D) Minor employee's statement as to date of birth

10.Which of the following is not required by the FLSA?A) Extra pay for work on holidays

B) Two weeks' vacation pay after one year of service

C) Restriction on hours worked by a 17-year-old worker

D) None of the above is required.

11.Those tasks that employees must perform and which include any work of consequence performed for the employer are known as:A) preliminary activities.

B) postliminary activities.

C) work activities.

D) principal activities.

12.Rest periods and coffee breaks may be required by all of the following except:A) a union contract.

B) a state legislation.

C) a municipal legislation.

D) the FLSA.

13.Training sessions are counted as working time when the following condition is met:A) the employee's attendance is voluntary.

B) the employer requires the employee's attendance.

C) the training sessions are for the primary benefit of the employee.

D) the session takes place outside the regular working hours.

14.The Wage and Hour Division allows the practice of recording an employee's starting and stopping time to:A) the nearest five minutes.

B) the nearest tenth of an hour.

C) the nearest quarter of an hour.

D) all of the above.

15.The FLSA requires that:A) employers use time cards to record the employees' time worked.

B) employers use the continental time system to record all time worked by employees.

C) employers keep records that show the hours each employee worked each workday and each workweek.

D) employees sign each clock card.

16.Under the continental system of recording time, 9:20 p.m. is recorded as:A) P2120.

B) 20P.

C) 2120.

D) 2220.

17.If an employee works two jobs at two different wage rates for the same employer during the same payweek, any overtime pay must be calculated by using an overtime hourly rate of:A) one and one-half the higher of the two wage rates.

B) one and one-half the lowest of the two wage rates.

C) one-half of the higher of the two wage rates.

D) none of the above.

18.Employers may pay nonexempt employees who work fluctuating schedules a fixed salary. In these cases, the extra pay is:A) calculated at a time and one-half rate.

B) calculated at a double time rate.

C) calculated at the regular rate of pay.

D) none of the above.

19.To determine a pieceworker's regular hourly rate for one week:A) divide the total weekly earnings from piece rates and all other sources by the hours worked in the week.

B) divide the total weekly earnings from piece rates by the number of pieces produced.

C) divide the total weekly earnings from piece rates, less earnings from other sources, by the hours worked in a week.

D) add the total weekly earnings from piece rates and all other sources and divide by the total number of pieces produced.

20.A stated percentage of revenue paid an employee who transacts a piece of business or performs a service is called:A) a piece rate.

B) a commission.

C) a regular hourly rate.

D) a remunerative salary.