Joe Helquist and Samantha Gillis were partners in the operation of an office supply business for 32 years. Joe had always handled suppliers and Samantha was responsible for running the store and managing employees. Joe decided to retire and Samantha gave him a fine retirement dinner. Joe had some financial setbacks shortly after retirement when his wife became ill and two of his children decided to go on for their masters' degrees. Joe began ordering supplies from the usual suppliers since they were not aware of his retirement. Joe would intercept the supplies at the loading dock and then sell them on his own. Samantha soon caught the discrepancy in the bills and her inventory and refused to pay the suppliers when she learned of Joe's scheme. Which of the following statements is correct?a. Samantha is not liable to the suppliers since Joe's authority terminated. b. Samantha is not liable to the suppliers because Joe's acts constituted fraud. c. Samantha is liable to the suppliers. d. none of the above

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of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711. 

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