2023 Question 1 To obtain a contract with the Chinese government Digby Engineering Corporation | Assignments Online

Question 1
To obtain a contract with the Chinese government, Digby Engineering Corporation, a U.S. firm, gives a Chinese official a sport utility vehicle. This may violate
Choose one answer.
a. the act of state doctrine. 
b. the doctrine of sovereign immunity. 
c. the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. 
d. the principle of comity. 

Question 2
Two Japanese firms¾Mikato, Ltd., and Shuzushi, Ltd.¾enter into a joint venture in an attempt to increase their market share of the U.S. auto market. If the joint venture is not a per se violation of U.S. antitrust laws, a U.S. court could exercise jurisdiction over the firms
Choose one answer.
a. if the joint venture has a substantial effect on U.S. commerce. 
b. if the joint venture has any effect on U.S. commerce. 
c. if the joint venture was entered into in the United States. 
d. under no circumstances. 

Question 3
UniOil, a U.S. firm, owns property in Venezuela. When the government of Venezuela seizes the property, UniOil asks a U.S. court to order the propertys return. The court rules that Venezuela is exempt from the courts jurisdiction. This is
Choose one answer.
a. a travesty of justice. 
b. the act of state doctrine. 
c. the doctrine of sovereign immunity. 
d. the principle of comity. 

Question 4
Vieux Carré S.A., a French firm, imports its goods into the United States and offers those goods for sale at “less than fair value.” “Fair value” is the price of
Choose one answer.
a. comparable goods in a select “basket” of other countries. 
b. Vieux Carrés goods in France. 
c. Vieux Carrés goods in the United States. 
d. Vieux Carrés goods on the world market.