Oracle 1Z0-1106-2 Exam - Topic 4 Question 49 Discussion

Actual exam question for Oracle's 1Z0-1106-2 exam

Question #: 49
Topic #: 4

Once an employee makes their benefit election, rates will be passed to payroll. What rate from benefits enrollment gets sent to payroll?

ACommunicated Amount

BDefined Amount

CNo rate gets sent to payroll

DAmount

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Suggested Answer: A

Once an employee makes their benefit election, the communicated amount from the benefits enrollment process is sent to payroll. This communicated amount is the rate associated with the employee's benefit election and is used to calculate the deductions for the benefit. This rate is sent to payroll along with the relevant information about the employee's benefit election, so that the payroll system can accurately calculate the deductions for the benefit.

According to Oracle HCM documentation1, communicated amount is the amount that the participant is told to expect for their contribution or distribution.It may be different from the defined amount, which is the amount that is defined for the rate2.

According to Oracle Support3, communicated rate is defined as per pay period with element frequency rules and it should be calculated properly in Benefits Self Service > Rates > Communicated Amount.

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/F13810_02/hcm92pbr29/eng/hcm/hbbn/task_SettingUpBenefitRates-6e7f4e.html

by Leandro at Nov 23, 2025, 10:42 PM

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Beckie

5 hours ago

I feel like it's B) Defined Amount.

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Pamella

5 days ago

Definitely the Amount!

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Galen

10 days ago

No rate gets sent to payroll, right?

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Keneth

29 days ago

I thought it was the Defined Amount?

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Lazaro

1 month ago

It's the Communicated Amount that goes to payroll.

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Art

1 month ago

I bet someone who's never done payroll before would pick C) No rate gets sent to payroll. Gotta love those trick questions!

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Alease

1 month ago

Haha, imagine if payroll just got a random "Amount" with no context. They'd be like, "Uh, how much do we deduct exactly?"

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Glendora

2 months ago

D) Amount? That's way too vague. Payroll needs the specific, defined rate from the benefits enrollment.

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Yvette

2 months ago

C) No rate gets sent to payroll? Really? How would payroll know how much to deduct then? That's just silly.

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Carrol

2 months ago

I always get confused between the "Communicated Amount" and the "Defined Amount." Payroll needs the actual, defined rate, not just what was communicated, right?

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Noel

2 months ago

The correct answer is B) Defined Amount. That's the rate that gets passed to payroll after the employee's benefit election.

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Leigha

2 months ago

I thought no rate gets sent to payroll, but that seems too simple. Maybe it's the Amount?

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Jamal

3 months ago

I feel like this question is similar to one we practiced last week, but I can't remember the exact details.

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Eva

3 months ago

I remember something about the Communicated Amount being important in benefits enrollment, but I can't recall if that's what goes to payroll.

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Jospeh

3 months ago

I'm not totally sure about this one. I feel like I'm missing some key information about the benefits enrollment process and how it interfaces with payroll. I'll need to make an educated guess, but I'm not super confident in my answer.

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Janine

3 months ago

I think the rate that gets sent to payroll is the Defined Amount, but I'm not completely sure.

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Ronna

3 months ago

I think it's A) Communicated Amount.

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Shoshana

3 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The question is asking specifically about the rate that gets sent to payroll, not just any amount. So I'm going to eliminate the options that don't mention a rate, like "Communicated Amount" and "Amount". That leaves me with either "Defined Amount" or "No rate gets sent to payroll".

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Yoko

4 months ago

C) No rate gets sent to payroll seems unlikely.

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Xochitl

4 months ago

Wait, are you sure about that? Sounds off to me.

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German

4 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'm a bit confused about the difference between "communicated amount", "defined amount", and just "amount". I'll need to think this through carefully to make sure I understand what each option is referring to.

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Lamonica

4 months ago

I think the key here is to focus on what actually gets passed from benefits enrollment to payroll. The options mention different "amounts" and "rates", so I'll need to carefully read through each choice to determine which one is the correct rate that gets sent.

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