1. A government agency which administers rules concerning clean housing projects wants tospecify and explainthe language it uses to communicate with the public and enforce its statutes. Which of the following is true?

• The agency must have a public hearing where it explains the statutory language it uses.
• The agency must hold a public comment period for the public to weigh in on the impact and details of the statute.
• The agency does not need to invite public opinion on the information it will post.

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3. Identify the trade-restraining practice that this example demonstrates.
4. Company A and Company B discuss average industry prices.

• Price fixing
• Illegal boycott
• No illegal practice
• Controlling output
• Division of markets

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3. Flippatech is a home furnishings manufacturer. It wants to form a merger with SleepzCorp, another home furnishings manufacturer. This would be a __________ merger.

• Market extension
• Conglomerate
• Vertical
• Horizontal

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3. Millcorp sells wetsuits for deep sea divers. It recently engineered a new material for its wetsuits to better hold in the wearer's body heat. After a close encounter with a shark, a customer discovers that the new material protects against shark bites - an unintended benefit that Millcorp was not aware of. Soon after, Millcorp's sales explode and it achieves 90% market share in diver wetsuits. Which of the following best describes this situation?

• Millcorp does not have a monopoly.
• Millcorp can likely be found guilty of pursuing monopoly power.
• Millcorp has a lawful natural monopoly
• Millcorp has a lawful innocent acquisition of a monopoly.

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3. Government agencies generally have power to doall but whichof the following?

• Enforce substantive laws after following a predesignated procedural law process.
• Create a new agency in order to address important goals under the mandate of the law which created the agency.
• Make definitions concerning acceptable and unacceptable parameters within the scope of the agency's purpose.
• Enforce punishments for violators of public policy.

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3. Identify the trade-restraining practice that this example demonstrates.
4. The CEOs of two pharmaceutical companies are having lunch. They discuss the unfair costs of ordering from a manufacturer that supplies to both companies. The CEOs decide that they will no longer work with the unfair pricing of the manufacturer.

• No illegal practice
• Controlling output
• Illegal boycott
• Division of markets
• Price fixing

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3. For the scenario below, determine the legality of the company's actions.
4. Guncorp is selling rifles to a retailer Sportsacorp. In order for Sportsacorp to purchase a shipment of rifles, Guncorp requires that Sportsacorp also purchase a shipment of pistols.

• Illegal, depending on impact
• Impossible to determine legality
• Legal
• Strictly illegal

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3. Determine which type of merger has occurred for this scenario.
4. GrillerTech manufactures propane grills for cooking. It wants to form a merger with Tinseltech, a party favor manufacturing company. This would be a __________ merger.

• Vertical
• Conglomerate
• Market extension
• Horizontal

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3. Identify the trade-restraining practice that this example demonstrates.
4. Tubifor, Inc. purchases all available imported lumber so it can resell it at a quantity and rate that it prefers.

• Controlling output
• No illegal practice
• Price fixing
• Division of markets
• Illegal boycott

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3. Blinkorp is selling toys to retailers across the nation. Depending on the season, the company may make its toys with either higher-cost domestic plastics or lower-cost foreign plastics. The retailers who purchase from Blinkorp complain about thedifferent prices caused by the differently-priced materials. Which of the following is true?

• Blinkorp is justified in charging different prices because of the differing production costs.
• Blinkorp is justified in charging different prices because it needs to meet the price of competition nationwide.
• Blinkorp is justified in charging different prices because the toy industry is so flexible and fluid.
• Blinkorp is engaging in price discrimination against the retailers and must equalize its prices.

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3. Gilcorp wants to increase its profitability. It tries to gain new customers by offering a cash bonus to customers who switch to its service from another company. Which of the following is true of this action?

• This is legal.
• This may be illegal under the rule of reason.
• This is illegal per se.

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3. Luanicorp wants to increase its profitability. It agrees with another company, Wescorp, to divide the market so that all customers north of a state line must come to one company for services, and all customers south of the state line must go to the other. The companies will then be free the deal with their customers as they wish. Which of the following is true of this situation?

• This is legal.
• This may be illegal under the rule of reason.
• This is illegal per se.

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3. Decide the legality of the company's decision or action in the following situation:
4. Vericorp wants to increase its profitability. It rearranges its distribution services so that it can serve customers in certain areas better, while leaving other areas where competitors are stronger unattended. The company makes no agreement with a competitor in doing so. Which of the following is true of this action?

• This is legal.
• This is illegal per se.
• This may be illegal under the rule of reason.

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3. For the scenario below, determine the legality of the company's actions.
4. Ioncorp sells cabinets nationwide to the furniture company Blinkorp. It makes an agreement that Blinkorp will only sell Ioncorp cabinets in its warehouses.

• Legal
• Illegal, depending on impact
• Strictly illegal

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3. For the scenario below, determine the legality of the company's actions.
4. Wreckorp wants to maintain an exclusivity image for its product line of sports equipment. It limits its distribution to 100 stores in each region.

• Impossible to determine legality based on the information provided
• Strictly Illegal
• Strictly Legal

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3. Funtech is a toy manufacturer. It wants to form a merger with one of the toy stores that buys its toys. This would be a __________ merger.

• Horizontal
• Vertical
• Market extension
• Conglomerate

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3. Millitech is a sports equipment manufacturer. It wants to form a merger with an athletic wear company. This would be a __________ merger.

• Conglomerate
• Vertical
• Market extension
• Horizontal

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3. Identify the trade-restraining practice that this example demonstrates.
4. Company A and Company B both work in the candy industry. They agree that Company A will only sell chocolate to Company C and Company B will only sell fruit candies to Company C.

• Division of markets
• No illegal practice
• Price fixing
• Illegal boycott
• Controlling output

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3. Gillcore is about to go public and begin selling securities. As a new public company, what steps must Gillcore take in order to stay in line with the requirements of the Securities Act?

• This company must file a registration statement and prospectus with the SEC.
• As a new public company it does not need to take any special action.
• The company's obligations depend on what type of company it is and what type of securities it is offering.

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3. Fancorp regularly trades in securitieson a national exchange.Which of the following is true concerning the company's requirement to report to the SEC?

• Not required to report information to the SEC.
• Must file annual and quarterly financial reports; no other requirements
• Required to report major business developments and must file annual and quarterly financial reports.

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3. Jewelcorp just began trading securities. The company is a closely-held corporation that isnot trading stock on a national securities exchange.It hasseveral dozen shareholdersand$9millionin assets. Which of the following is true concerning the company's requirement to report to the SEC?

• Not required to report information to the SEC.
• Required to report major business developments and must file annual and quarterly financial reports.
• Must file annual and quarterly financial reports; no other requirements

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3. Yittercorp regularly trades in securities on a national exchange. The company is a widely-held corporation with 600 shareholders and $15 million in assets. Which of the following is true concerning the company's requirement to report to the SEC?

• Not required to report information to the SEC.
• Must file annual and quarterly financial reports
• Required to report major business developments and must file annual and quarterly financial reports.

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3. Which of the following places the events in the correct order?

• Concept release; Rule proposal; Public comment period; Amendment of rule proposal; Rule adoption
• Rule adoption; Concept release; Rule proposal; Public comment period; Amendment of rule proposal
• Public comment period; Concept release; Rule proposal; Amendment of rule proposal; Rule adoption
• Amendment of rule proposal; Rule adoption; Concept release; Rule proposal; Public comment period

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3. Chloe has her own office where she generates investment advice for companies. She is compensated for her advice. Which of the following isfalse?

• Chloe does not have to be a registered adviser if all of her clients are in the same state as her office.
• Chloe does have to be a registered adviser even if she only advises for one company.
• Chloe does not have to be a registered adviser if she doesn't have authority to make investment choices for her clients.

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3. Kathleen works for an accounting firm, Securate, as anauditor. Kathleen's firm provides many services includingauditing services,investment consulting, andtax assistance. Kathleen is working on anauditfor a company that Securate also doesconsultingfor. Which of the following is true?

• Kathleen may not assist in consulting for the company.
• Kathleen may assist in consulting services for the company without restriction.
• Kathleen may not assist in consulting services for the company unless she is an officer in the company.

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3. Bekah is an adviser for the company Vicoltech, which deals heavily in investments. Bekah also advises several other clients in her state, butno clients outside of her state.Before the Dodd-Frank Act was passed, Bekah was exempt from registration and reporting requirements with the SEC.When the Dodd-Frank Act was passed:

• Bekah was still exempt from the SEC's reporting requirements.
• Bekah was required to register with the SEC, but not required to report information to the SEC.
• Bekah was required to begin reporting information to the SEC.

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3. Bernie just started a business and is trying to raise capital. He has both accredited and non-accredited investors investing in the company. Whatconstraints on investments for new businesses apply here?

• Investors may invest no more than $1 million combined for the first year of the business.
• Investors' allowable investment depends on the accredited or non-accredited status.
• Investors may invest a combined $50 million within a 12-month period.

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3. Wendy wants to start a business. She knows many unaccredited investors who she knows will help her jumpstart her business.Whatconstraints on investments for new businesses apply here?

• Investors may invest a combined $50 million within a 12-month period.
• Investors may invest no more than $1 million combined for the first year of the business.
• Investors' allowable investment depends on the accredited or non-accredited status.

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3. Horace is trying to start a business. He knows several accredited investors who he knows will help him jumpstart his business.Whatconstraints on investments for new businesses apply here?

• Investors may invest a combined $50 million within a 12-month period.
• Investors' allowable investment depends on the accredited or non-accredited status.
• Investors may invest no more than $1 million combined for the first year of the business.

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3. Determine the legality of the transaction.
4. Tichatech is trying to pierce the global marketplace. When the CEO meets with a foreign prime minister, he offers him a vacation package to show his goodwill toward the country.

• Legal bribe
• Illegal bribe
• Legal or illegal, depending on the purpose

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3. Nation A has a contract with Nation B, which it breaks. The International Court of Justice is asked to offer a decision resolving the matter. Which of the following isfalse?

• ICJ cannot deviate from similar decisions it has made on contract breaches before.
• The ICJ can bind Nations A and B to an agreement even if there is no legal precedent for the situation.
• The ICJ will examine the custom of law used heretofore to help determine the right decision.

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3. Determine the legality of the transaction.
4. KlineCorp wants to conduct business with Company B in another country. While visiting Company B, the management team of Company A offers some of the foreignemployeessome free products from their company.

• Legal or illegal, depending on the purpose
• Legal bribe
• Illegal bribe

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3. Thecitizensof France, Belgium, and Finland are upset by a recent trade law enacted in the European Union which they feel negatively impacts their respective economies. In order to resolve their concerns, they would turn to:

• The European Council
• The European Commission
• The European Parliament