BUSINESS LAW CH 41 MALLOR BARNES BOWERS LANGVARDT 15TH EDITION EXAM QUESTIONS 2025
2026 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
1.sAsforeignscorporationsmustsincorporatesinseachsstatesinswhichsitsdoessintrastatesbusiness.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
2.sThesCommercesClausesofsthesUnitedsStatessConstitutionsrestrictssthesabilitysofsasstatestosregulatesthesint
ernalsaffairssofsasforeignscorporation.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
3.sAscorporationswithsonespersonswhosissthesonlysshareholder,sofficer,sandsdirectorswillshavesitsscorporates
veilspierced,smakingsthatspersonspersonallysliablesforsallsthesobligationssofsthesdominatedscorporation.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
4.sInsorderstospiercesthescorporatesveil,sascreditorsneedsstosshowsthatseachsshareholdersdoessnotsactivelysp
articipatesinsthesmanagementsofsthescorporation.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
5.sAscorporationswithsasreasonablesdebt-to-
equitysratioswillsnotshavesitssveilspiercedsonsthesgroundssofsthinscapitalization.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
6.sAsforeignscorporationsconductssitssbusinessswithinsasdifferentsstatesthansthatsinswhichsitsissincorporated.s
-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
7.sGovernmentsownedscorporationssarescreatedsprimarilystosallowstheirsownersstoshaveslimitedsliability.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
8.sAscorporationsissaslegalsentitysindependentsofsitssowners.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
9.sAsstate'sscourtssmaysexercisesjurisdictionsoversasforeignscorporationsthatsmakessascontractsinsthesstate.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
10.sAsstatesmaysrequiresasforeignscorporationstospaystaxessonsitssinventorysthatsitswarehousessinsthesstate.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
11.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissincorrect?
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a.sAsshareholder'ssinterestsinsascorporationsissfreelystransferable.
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b.sTosbesgrantedsthesrightstosdosbusinesssassascorporation,sthesownerssofsasbusinesssmustsdemonstratestha
tsthescorporation'ssbusinesssissbeneficialstosthesinterestssofssocietysassaswhole.
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c.sAscorporationsissaslegalsentitysindependentsofsitssmanagers.
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, d.sAscorporationsusuallyspayssfederalsincomestaxsonsitssincome.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSb.sTosbesgrantedsthesrightstosdosbusinesssassascorporation,sthesownerssofsasbusinesssm
ustsdemonstratesthatsthescorporation'ssbusinesssissbeneficialstosthesinterestssofssocietysassaswhole.
12.sNationalsShoesissincorporatedsinsNevadasbutshassasnationwidessalessforce.sJoe,sassalesmansbasedsinsthes
PacificsNorthwests(Washington,sOregon,sandsCalifornia),ssolicitssorderssfromsbusinessessinsthesstatesofsWa
shington,sbutsfinalsacceptancesoccurssinsNevada.sWashingtonswantssNationalsShoestosqualifystosdosbusines
ssinsitssstate.sMostslikely:
s
a.sNosqualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissnotsdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
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b.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
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c.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitswillseventuallyssendsitssproductstosthatsstate.
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d.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitshassassalesmanscallingsuponscustomerssinsWashington.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSa.sNosqualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissnotsdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
13.sRuumsCompanysissincorporatedsinsTexas.sItsmanufacturesscomputerssatsasplantsinsAlabama,sbutsitssprin
cipalsofficesissinsGeorgia.sRuumsmustsqualifystosdosbusinesssin:
a.sTexas,sAlabama,sandsGeorgia.
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b.sTexassandsGeorgiasonly.
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c.sAlabamasandsGeorgiasonly.
s
d.sGeorgiasonly.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSc.sAlabamasandsGeorgiasonly.
14.sOutlandsCorporationsissincorporatedsinsWyoming,swheresitshassitssexecutivesoffice.sItshassasmanufacturi
ngsplantsinsUtah,sandsaswarehousesinsNewsMexico,swheresmostsofsitsssalessaresmade.sOutlandsisssubjectstost
axationsin:
s
a.sWyoming,sUtah,sandsNewsMexico.
s
2026 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
1.sAsforeignscorporationsmustsincorporatesinseachsstatesinswhichsitsdoessintrastatesbusiness.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
2.sThesCommercesClausesofsthesUnitedsStatessConstitutionsrestrictssthesabilitysofsasstatestosregulatesthesint
ernalsaffairssofsasforeignscorporation.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
3.sAscorporationswithsonespersonswhosissthesonlysshareholder,sofficer,sandsdirectorswillshavesitsscorporates
veilspierced,smakingsthatspersonspersonallysliablesforsallsthesobligationssofsthesdominatedscorporation.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
4.sInsorderstospiercesthescorporatesveil,sascreditorsneedsstosshowsthatseachsshareholdersdoessnotsactivelysp
articipatesinsthesmanagementsofsthescorporation.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
5.sAscorporationswithsasreasonablesdebt-to-
equitysratioswillsnotshavesitssveilspiercedsonsthesgroundssofsthinscapitalization.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
6.sAsforeignscorporationsconductssitssbusinessswithinsasdifferentsstatesthansthatsinswhichsitsissincorporated.s
-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
7.sGovernmentsownedscorporationssarescreatedsprimarilystosallowstheirsownersstoshaveslimitedsliability.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSFalse
8.sAscorporationsissaslegalsentitysindependentsofsitssowners.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
9.sAsstate'sscourtssmaysexercisesjurisdictionsoversasforeignscorporationsthatsmakessascontractsinsthesstate.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
10.sAsstatesmaysrequiresasforeignscorporationstospaystaxessonsitssinventorysthatsitswarehousessinsthesstate.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSTrue
11.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissincorrect?
s
a.sAsshareholder'ssinterestsinsascorporationsissfreelystransferable.
s
b.sTosbesgrantedsthesrightstosdosbusinesssassascorporation,sthesownerssofsasbusinesssmustsdemonstratestha
tsthescorporation'ssbusinesssissbeneficialstosthesinterestssofssocietysassaswhole.
s
c.sAscorporationsissaslegalsentitysindependentsofsitssmanagers.
s
, d.sAscorporationsusuallyspayssfederalsincomestaxsonsitssincome.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSb.sTosbesgrantedsthesrightstosdosbusinesssassascorporation,sthesownerssofsasbusinesssm
ustsdemonstratesthatsthescorporation'ssbusinesssissbeneficialstosthesinterestssofssocietysassaswhole.
12.sNationalsShoesissincorporatedsinsNevadasbutshassasnationwidessalessforce.sJoe,sassalesmansbasedsinsthes
PacificsNorthwests(Washington,sOregon,sandsCalifornia),ssolicitssorderssfromsbusinessessinsthesstatesofsWa
shington,sbutsfinalsacceptancesoccurssinsNevada.sWashingtonswantssNationalsShoestosqualifystosdosbusines
ssinsitssstate.sMostslikely:
s
a.sNosqualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissnotsdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
s
b.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
s
c.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitswillseventuallyssendsitssproductstosthatsstate.
s
d.sQualificationsissrequired,ssincesitshassassalesmanscallingsuponscustomerssinsWashington.s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSa.sNosqualificationsissrequired,ssincesitsissnotsdoingsintrastatesbusinesssinsthatsstate.
13.sRuumsCompanysissincorporatedsinsTexas.sItsmanufacturesscomputerssatsasplantsinsAlabama,sbutsitssprin
cipalsofficesissinsGeorgia.sRuumsmustsqualifystosdosbusinesssin:
a.sTexas,sAlabama,sandsGeorgia.
s
b.sTexassandsGeorgiasonly.
s
c.sAlabamasandsGeorgiasonly.
s
d.sGeorgiasonly.s-sCORRECTsANSWERSc.sAlabamasandsGeorgiasonly.
14.sOutlandsCorporationsissincorporatedsinsWyoming,swheresitshassitssexecutivesoffice.sItshassasmanufacturi
ngsplantsinsUtah,sandsaswarehousesinsNewsMexico,swheresmostsofsitsssalessaresmade.sOutlandsisssubjectstost
axationsin:
s
a.sWyoming,sUtah,sandsNewsMexico.
s