Selene is planning to incorporate a new landscaping company, "Evergreen and Growin'." She has held herself out as an agent for Evergreen and has contracted to buy a truck, tools, fertilizer, and seed and also has entered into a lease on behalf of Evergreen for an office.When she fails to get the loan from the bank, she cannot start the business, so she cancels all the contracts.What are the consequences?
A) Selene can cancel all the contracts with no personal liability if she told them she was acting as an agent and expressly warranted that she would not be responsible.
B) Selene may be held personally liable on the contracts because she misrepresented to third parties that she had authority to make contracts on behalf of a non-existent corporation.
C) Selene will be held liable for the contracts only if she ever gets the loan.
D) Since the company never existed, she gave no implied warranty.
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