Which of the Following Will Not Create Minimum Contacts in a State

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will not create minimum contacts in a state sufficient to find personal jurisdiction on an out-of-state defendant?

• A) A company maintains a website that provides information about its products and that provides an address or number that a customer can contact to obtain an order form to purchase products directly from the company.
• B) A company maintains an office in the forum state that is manned once a week by employees.
• C) A company sends sales personnel into the forum state to conduct business but does not maintain an office within the forum state.
• D) A company maintains no physical office within a state and does not send sales personnel in to conduct business, but it target advertises in the forum state, providing special products and discounts for the forum state's residents.

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Definitions:

Monthly Usage

The total amount of a resource or input consumed within a month, often tracked for budgeting and planning purposes.

Backflush Costing

A simplified accounting method that applies costs to products after the completion of production, often used in just-in-time manufacturing systems.

Product Costing

The process of determining the total cost involved in creating a product, considering materials, labor, and overheads.

Job Order Costing

A cost accounting system that assigns manufacturing costs to an individual product or batches of products, typically used for custom orders or unique products.