Principal Resources Corporation Contracts with Quality Construction to Build an Addition

question 42

Essay

Principal Resources Corporation contracts with Quality Construction to build an addition to Principal's corporate office building.Quality contracts with Rite Supply Company for materials for the addition but refuses to pick up the materials.Meanwhile,Principal hires Skye,a certified public accountant,to work in its cost-accounting division as an employee,with no authority to hire or supervise others.Skye asks Theo,an outside experienced accountant,to advise her on certain accounting procedures but fails to pay Theo for the service.Principal also contracts with Uma,a salesperson,to solicit orders for its products in a designated territory.Uma obtains an order from Verity Industries,Inc. ,which is assured the order will be filled soon.But Uma does not follow through with the paperwork and fails to submit the order to Principal.Verity suffers a loss.Rite Supply,Theo,and Verity Industries claim Principal is liable under agency law.Discuss fully whether an agency relationship was created by Principal with Quality Construction,Skye,or Uma.

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Definitions:

Authorized Stock

The maximum number of shares a corporation is legally permitted to issue, as specified in its corporate charter.

Noncumulative Nonparticipating

Noncumulative nonparticipating refers to a type of preferred stock where dividends do not accumulate if not declared and the stockholders do not participate in additional corporate earnings beyond the specified dividend rate.

Cash Dividends

Payments made by a company to its shareholders, usually in the form of cash, out of its profits or reserves.

Stated Rate

The annual interest rate declared on a financial instrument, such as a bond, without accounting for compounding within a year.