The maximum time off award allowed in one year is described as two 40 hour pay periods, non-consecutive. In which unit is this time measured?

• A. Hours
• B. Pay periods
• C. Days
• D. Weeks

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is the unit used to describe a time-off award. The phrase “two 40 hour pay periods, non-consecutive” shows that the award is measured in pay periods, not in hours, days, or weeks. Even though two 40-hour pay periods total 80 hours of leave, the official unit here is the pay period. This matters because payroll and leave accounting use pay periods as the standard unit, which is why the correct choice is the one that specifies pay periods.