Kris Is an Administrative Assistant with Little Financial Corporation, but Has

question 44

Essay

Kris is an administrative assistant with Little Financial Corporation, but has no authority to sign Little Financial checks. Kris orders merchandise from My-T-Fine Retail Company delivered to her home and pays with an Little Financial check, signing "Little Financial Corp. by Kris, admin. assist." My-T-Fine does not know that Kris has no authority to sign the check. Who is liable on the check, and why?

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Scanty

Insufficient in amount, quantity, or extent; meager or limited.

Double

Consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things; increased or twice as much in size, quantity, or extent.

Meso-

A prefix in biology and chemistry, meaning middle or intermediate.

Off-center

Describes something that is not positioned in the middle or is away from the central point or axis.