HRCI PHR Exam - Topic 2 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for HRCI's PHR exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 2

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You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

A56

BSignificantly lower than average

C22

DModerately low

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Suggested Answer: C

The turnover analysis uses the simple formula of number of terminations/the number of employees during the same time period. In this example, it's 56/1238 for roughly 22.

Answer option A is incorrect. 56 is the total number of people that have been terminated.

Answer option D is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.

Answer option B is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.

by Izetta at May 07, 2022, 05:45 AM

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Heidy

4 months ago

Definitely lower than the industry average!

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Vince

4 months ago

Wait, is that really accurate?

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Christiane

4 months ago

I thought it would be higher with that many employees.

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Avery

4 months ago

Seems pretty low to me!

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Helga

5 months ago

That's about 4.5% turnover.

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Benton

5 months ago

I think the turnover rate is around 4.5% based on my calculations, but I’m not entirely confident about how to interpret that in terms of the options given.

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Cristy

5 months ago

I feel like the answer might be significantly lower than average, but I can't recall the specific percentage that defines that.

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Tegan

5 months ago

I remember a practice question where we had to calculate turnover rates, and I think it was something like the number of terminations divided by the average number of employees.

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Gary

5 months ago

I think turnover is calculated by dividing the number of terminations by the total number of employees, but I'm not sure about the exact formula.

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Deandrea

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the different profile options. I'll need to make sure I understand the differences between them.

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Ashley

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused on the nuances here. I'll need to review the relevant privacy laws and regulations to make sure I get this right.

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Joesph

5 months ago

I see the argument for option D, but isn't it dismissive to ignore past issues? It seems wise to scrutinize Glowing more closely given the history.

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