CSLB LAW & BUSINESS SET 1 ACTUAL 2026
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Question 1: D. A client may use the normal customer-service
How must a client submit a claim for procedures agreed to between the client and the
service or repair of a defect on fit contractor, but the client must notify the
and finish items after a remodel? contractor of the defect in writing by certified
A.) by certified mail mail, overnight mail, or personal delivery before
the client may file an action in court.
B.) by overnight mail
C.) by personal delivery
D.) any of the above
Question 2: 75 feet
What is the maximum allowed travel
distance from any point of a work
area to a fire extinguisher?
a.)25 feet
b.)50 feet
c.)75 feet
d.)150 feet
,When should you renew 30 days before bond expires
contractors bond?
Question 4: Stop work immediately at that site and any other
If, during excavation, you unearth nearby area that may have remains.
human remains or burial artifacts at
a construction site, what should you
do?
Click here to select answer B.
Notify the owner of the property.
Click here to select answer B.
Stop work and place a warning
ribbon three feet from the remains
around the perimeter of the site.
Click here to select answer C.
Stop work immediately at that site.
Click here to select answer D.
Stop work immediately at that site
and any other nearby area that may
have remains.
,Question 5: D. The following solution is based on one of the
Direct costs are $37,000, overhead references listed in the CSLB Study Guide. The
is 12%, and profit is 5%. What is the solution may seem unorthodox, but you must
selling price? follow each step to arrive at the State's answer.
Click here to select answer A. Sum of overhead and profit percentages = 12% +
$39,272.47 5% = 17% Percent of selling price that is direct
costs = 100% - 17% = 83% = .83 Selling price =
Click here to select answer B. $37,000 ÷ .83 = $44,578.31 To check these
$41,373.45 calculations, add the subtotals: Direct costs =
$44,578.31 × .83 = $37,000.00 Overhead =
Click here to select answer C. $44,578.31 × .12 = $5,349.40 Profit = $44,578.31 ×
$43,383.37 .05 = $2,228.92 $37,000.00 + $5,349.40 + $2,228.92
= $44,578.32
Click here to select answer D.
$44,578.31
Who pays FUTA? A.) Employer
a. employer
b. employee
c. 50% employer and 50%
employee
d. 90% employer and 10%
employee
When you get an approved set of Read any notes from the building department.
plans, what should you do first?
Of the following, which is best for critical path method
determining the number of hours
required for different phases of a
project and for making sure the job
is on schedule?
, Which of the following provisions Owner must pay for materials before they are
may not be included in a home delivered.
improvement contract?
B. The CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW states: It is
against the law for a contractor to collect
Click here to select answer A. payment for work not yet completed, or for
Owner must pay for materials after materials not yet delivered. However, a
they are delivered. contractor may require a downpayment.
Click here to select answer B.
Owner must pay for materials
before they are delivered.
Click here to select answer C.
The contractor may require a
downpayment.
Click here to select answer D.
Owner may make progress
payments.
How many times may you take the as many times as necessary within 18 months
contractor's license exam before
your original application is voided?
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Terms in this set (244)
Question 1: D. A client may use the normal customer-service
How must a client submit a claim for procedures agreed to between the client and the
service or repair of a defect on fit contractor, but the client must notify the
and finish items after a remodel? contractor of the defect in writing by certified
A.) by certified mail mail, overnight mail, or personal delivery before
the client may file an action in court.
B.) by overnight mail
C.) by personal delivery
D.) any of the above
Question 2: 75 feet
What is the maximum allowed travel
distance from any point of a work
area to a fire extinguisher?
a.)25 feet
b.)50 feet
c.)75 feet
d.)150 feet
,When should you renew 30 days before bond expires
contractors bond?
Question 4: Stop work immediately at that site and any other
If, during excavation, you unearth nearby area that may have remains.
human remains or burial artifacts at
a construction site, what should you
do?
Click here to select answer B.
Notify the owner of the property.
Click here to select answer B.
Stop work and place a warning
ribbon three feet from the remains
around the perimeter of the site.
Click here to select answer C.
Stop work immediately at that site.
Click here to select answer D.
Stop work immediately at that site
and any other nearby area that may
have remains.
,Question 5: D. The following solution is based on one of the
Direct costs are $37,000, overhead references listed in the CSLB Study Guide. The
is 12%, and profit is 5%. What is the solution may seem unorthodox, but you must
selling price? follow each step to arrive at the State's answer.
Click here to select answer A. Sum of overhead and profit percentages = 12% +
$39,272.47 5% = 17% Percent of selling price that is direct
costs = 100% - 17% = 83% = .83 Selling price =
Click here to select answer B. $37,000 ÷ .83 = $44,578.31 To check these
$41,373.45 calculations, add the subtotals: Direct costs =
$44,578.31 × .83 = $37,000.00 Overhead =
Click here to select answer C. $44,578.31 × .12 = $5,349.40 Profit = $44,578.31 ×
$43,383.37 .05 = $2,228.92 $37,000.00 + $5,349.40 + $2,228.92
= $44,578.32
Click here to select answer D.
$44,578.31
Who pays FUTA? A.) Employer
a. employer
b. employee
c. 50% employer and 50%
employee
d. 90% employer and 10%
employee
When you get an approved set of Read any notes from the building department.
plans, what should you do first?
Of the following, which is best for critical path method
determining the number of hours
required for different phases of a
project and for making sure the job
is on schedule?
, Which of the following provisions Owner must pay for materials before they are
may not be included in a home delivered.
improvement contract?
B. The CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW states: It is
against the law for a contractor to collect
Click here to select answer A. payment for work not yet completed, or for
Owner must pay for materials after materials not yet delivered. However, a
they are delivered. contractor may require a downpayment.
Click here to select answer B.
Owner must pay for materials
before they are delivered.
Click here to select answer C.
The contractor may require a
downpayment.
Click here to select answer D.
Owner may make progress
payments.
How many times may you take the as many times as necessary within 18 months
contractor's license exam before
your original application is voided?
