Prentice and Mercedes Are Partners in a Catering Business

Prentice and Mercedes are partners in a catering business. The law of agency:

A) has no significance for their business.
B) is important to their business because both Prentice and Mercedes are agents of the partnership and as such have the authority to represent and bind the business in all usual transactions of that partnership.
C) will only affect their business if they hire employees.
D) will only affect their business if they hire independent contractors.