Flo Is an Administrative Assistant with Global Shipping Corporation, but Has

question 64

Essay

Flo is an administrative assistant with Global Shipping Corporation, but has no authority to sign Global checks. Flo orders merchandise from Home Furnishings Company delivered to her apartment and pays with a Global check, signing "Global Shipping Corp. by Flo, admin. assist." Home does not know that Flo has no authority to sign the check. Who is liable on the check, and why?

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

An innately satisfying stimulus, such as food or warmth, that does not require learning to become desirable and motivates behavior.

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus or event that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Colonization

The process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components, often involving the settlement of its population to new territories.

Coercion

The act of compelling someone to act in a certain way by use of force or intimidation, often undermining their freedom of choice.