ABC Partnership agrees to hire an "errand runner" 20 hours per week for the summer.Alan, a partner, interviews a college student and decides to offer her the job.But she says she needs a 40-hour-a-week job, so Alan agrees to make it 40 hours.What result?
A) Alan has to pay her for 40 hours per week.
B) ABC Partnership is not bound to hire her.
C) ABC Partnership is bound to pay her for 40 hours per week.
D) Alan is bound to pay her for 20 hours per week.

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In a partnership, any partner has the authority to make decisions and enter into agreements on behalf of the partnership in the ordinary course of its business. Therefore, when Alan, acting as a partner, agreed to hire the student for 40 hours a week, ABC Partnership became bound by his decision, obligating the partnership to pay her for 40 hours per week.

ABC Partnership Agrees to Hire an "Errand Runner" 20 Hours