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A
No supervision is needed
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B
The broker is legally responsible for supervising the activities of affiliated salespeople — ensuring they comply with license law, handle trust funds properly, follow ethical/legal standards, and conduct transactions correctly; the broker can be held liable for failure to supervise
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C
Only to collect their commissions
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D
To do all their work for them
Why this is the answer
BROKER SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITY: The BROKER (designated/managing/principal broker) is legally responsible for SUPERVISING the affiliated licensees (salespeople and associate brokers) under their license. RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensure affiliates comply with license law and regulations; oversee proper handling of trust funds/transactions; establish policies and procedures; review contracts and documents; ensure ethical and legal conduct; provide training and guidance; maintain required records; ensure proper advertising; FAILURE TO SUPERVISE: Is itself a violation — a broker can be disciplined and held liable for inadequately supervising agents, even for the agents' violations; VICARIOUS LIABILITY: The broker may be liable for the acts of agents performed within the scope of the agency; POLICIES: Brokers typically maintain an office policy manual, conduct training, and review transactions; ACCOUNTABILITY: The broker is the responsible party for the brokerage's compliance and the conduct of its licensees; SCALE: Larger brokerages may have managing brokers/branch managers to supervise; the broker's duty to actively supervise affiliated licensees — and potential liability for failure to do so — is a core broker-level responsibility tested on the national exam; supervision is not optional, and inadequate supervision is a disciplinable offense.
Source: Real Estate Broker National — Management, Supervision Responsibility