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In certain situations, the agent is the only party liable for the contract even when the agent acts within his or her authority on behalf of an undisclosed principal. Identify these situations. (Check all that apply.)Multiple select question.The contract expressly excludes the principal from the contract.The third party enters into a contract with the agent such that the agent's performance is required and the third party may reject the performance of the principal.The agent enters into a contract that is a nonnegotiable instrument. The principal or agent knows a third party would enter into a contract with the principal if the principal's identity were disclosed but the agent does not disclose the identity anyway.

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In certain situations, the agent is the only party liable for the contract even when the agent acts within his or her authority on behalf of an undisclosed principal. Identify these situations. (Check all that apply.)Multiple select question.The contract expressly excludes the principal from the contract.The third party enters into a contract with the agent such that the agent's performance is required and the third party may reject the performance of the principal.The agent enters into a contract that is a nonnegotiable instrument. The principal or agent knows a third party would enter into a contract with the principal if the principal's identity were disclosed but the agent does not disclose the identity anyway.

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The situations in which the agent is the only party liable for the contract even when the agent acts within his or her authority on behalf of an undisclosed principal are:

  1. The contract expressly excludes the principal from the contract.
  2. The third party enters into a contract with the agent such that the agent's performance is required and the third party may reject the performance of the principal.
  3. The agent enters into a contract that is a nonnegotiable instrument.

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