A Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) who is not a bona fide owner of the licensed entity must exercise direct supervision and control over the contractor's construction operations for at least how many hours per week?

Explanation

Under Bus. & Prof. Code §7068.1 and CCR Title 16 §823, a qualifier who is NOT a bona fide owner of 10% or more of the licensed entity must exercise direct supervision and control of construction operations at least 32 hours per week OR 80% of the total hours the business operates per week, whichever is less. The 20-hour figure is incorrect; the 40-hour option ignores the 80%-of-operating-hours alternative; the 10-hour answer confuses qualifier duties with absent-qualifier arrangements, which are themselves a §7068.1 violation often called 'license renting.'