Lesson 3.6.2

3.6.2 Analysing human resource performance Quiz: AQA Business, Unit 6

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which formula is used to calculate the rate of labour turnover?

    • (Output / Leavers) x 100
    • (Leavers / Average staff) x 100
    • (Leavers / Total sales) x 100
    • (Total staff / Leavers) x 100

  2. How are employee costs as a percentage of turnover calculated?

    • (Employee costs / Units) x 100
    • (Employee costs / Revenue) x 100
    • (Total costs / Profit) x 100
    • (Revenue / Employee costs) x 100

  3. Which formula is used to calculate labour cost per unit?

    • Labour costs / Revenue
    • Revenue / Total staff
    • Output / Labour costs
    • Labour costs / Output

  4. What is the correct formula to calculate labour productivity?

    • Output / Number of staff
    • Cost / Output
    • Staff / Output
    • Output / Cost

  5. What is a primary financial consequence of high labour turnover for a firm?

    • Decreased wage rates
    • Increased recruitment costs
    • Increased tax relief
    • Lower inventory costs

  6. Which metric indicates whether labour costs are high relative to total sales?

    • Labour turnover rate
    • Unit labour cost
    • Employee costs % of turnover
    • Labour productivity

  7. Which two figures are needed to calculate labour turnover?

    • Absences and headcount
    • Leavers and profit
    • Promotions and headcount
    • Leavers and headcount

  8. A business has an average of 200 staff and 40 leave in a year. What is its labour turnover?

    • 0.2%
    • 5%
    • 20%
    • 40%

  9. A business's employee costs are 600,000 and its turnover is 4,000,000. What is employee costs as a percentage of turnover?

    • 15%
    • 6.7%
    • 66.7%
    • 150%

  10. A business spends 240,000 on labour and produces 60,000 units. What is the labour cost per unit?

    • 400 per unit
    • 4 per unit
    • 24 per unit
    • 0.25 per unit

  11. A business has 50 workers who produce 12,500 units in a period. What is output per worker?

    • 2,500 units per worker
    • 62,500 units per worker
    • 250 units per worker
    • 25 units per worker

  12. Which cost rises directly when a business experiences higher labour turnover?

    • Raw material costs
    • Corporation tax
    • Interest payments
    • Recruitment costs

  13. What causes labour cost per unit to fall despite rising wages?

    • Staff numbers doubled
    • Output decreased faster
    • Productivity increased faster
    • Sales revenue dropped

  14. What does employee costs as a percentage of turnover measure?

    • Span of control
    • Labour turnover rate
    • Labour cost efficiency
    • Level of delegation

  15. Which HR metric best helps a business predict future recruitment requirements?

    • Labour productivity
    • Unit labour costs
    • Labour turnover
    • Span of control

  16. What major limitation is associated with relying solely on labour turnover data?

    • Misses financial costs
    • Ignores leaving reasons
    • Ignores training needs
    • Excludes productivity rates

  17. A business's average staff rises from 200 to 250 during the year, and 50 leave. What is turnover based on the average of 225 staff?

    • 50%
    • 20%
    • 25%
    • 22.2%

  18. A business pays 1,500,000 in wages to 300 staff, who produce 750,000 units. What is the labour cost per unit?

    • 2 per unit
    • 2,500 per unit
    • 0.5 per unit
    • 5 per unit

  19. Which change will cause employee costs as a percentage of turnover to increase?

    • Increased labour productivity
    • Higher staff wages
    • Reduced staff headcount
    • Higher sales revenue

  20. Which HR metric directly helps evaluate employee output efficiency before training?

    • Labour turnover
    • Chain of command
    • Labour productivity
    • Span of control

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