The element template has created a "Results" element for a voluntary deduction element along with the base element. What is needed to be created for each employee that is eligible for deduction?

• A. Distributor element
• B. Calculator element
• C. Results element
• D. Base element

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that the amount of a deduction must be based on a value tied to each individual employee. The base element provides that per-employee basis for the calculation—it's what the calculator uses as the input to determine how much to deduct. Even though a Results element is created to hold the calculated deduction amount, you still need a base element for every eligible employee so there is a specific, numeric basis (such as that employee’s gross pay, a fixed amount, or another defined value) to apply the deduction rules to. Without creating this per-employee base value, there would be no starting point for computing the deduction for that worker. The other pieces, like the calculator rules to determine the amount and the distributor to post the deduction, come after, but the essential per-employee trigger for the calculation is the base element.