Flexible spending plans consist of ________.
A) a core of essential benefits and a menu-like selection of others from which employees can select
B) no base salary; the employee is paid only for what he or she produces on the basis of a fixed sum for each unit of production completed
C) a fraction of a company's profit margins determined on the basis of an established formula
D) pretax dollars up to the dollar amount offered in the plan that an employee sets apart to pay for particular benefits
E) modules of benefits, each of which meets the needs of a specific group of employees
Answer: D