Fact Pattern 9-1 First State Bank Issues a Letter of Credit in Favor

question 45

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 9-1
First State Bank issues a letter of credit in favor of Oboe Company, an American firm, to facilitate an international sales contract to buy resources from Lapland Mining, Ltd., a Finnish company.

-Refer to Fact Pattern 9-1.First State Bank

• A)is responsible for making sure that the parties perform the contract.
• B)will make payment once the transaction has been completed.
• C)will make payment when Lapland presents the proper documents.
• D)none of the above.

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