Disregarding the issue of whether Sophie properly performed,is the statement "I,Reza Salehi,promise to pay Sophie Smith or to bearer,the sum of $100 on Monday,July 22,2016," without a signature anywhere else on the document,sufficient to satisfy the signature requirement of negotiability?
A)Yes,but only if Reza later signed another document confirming that he meant the handwritten statement to constitute his signature.
B)No,because it was not signed at the bottom or anywhere else on the document.
C)No,because it was not signed at the bottom.
D)Yes,it is sufficient regardless of whether it is in handwriting or not because it contains an unconditional promise to pay.
E)Yes,because it contains an unconditional promise to pay,and in the handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name.

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A)A handwritten negotiable instrument satisfies the signature requirement even without a formal signature.The handwritten statement "I,Philippe Gauchet,promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4,2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and,in that handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name,Philippe Gauchet.
B)A handwritten negotiable instrument satisfies the signature requirement even without a formal signature.The handwritten statement "I,Philippe Gauchet,promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4,2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and,in that handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name,Philippe Gauchet.
C)A handwritten negotiable instrument satisfies the signature requirement even without a formal signature.The handwritten statement "I,Philippe Gauchet,promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4,2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and,in that handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name,Philippe Gauchet.
D)A handwritten negotiable instrument satisfies the signature requirement even without a formal signature.The handwritten statement "I,Philippe Gauchet,promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4,2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and,in that handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name,Philippe Gauchet.
E)A handwritten negotiable instrument satisfies the signature requirement even without a formal signature.The handwritten statement "I,Philippe Gauchet,promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4,2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and,in that handwritten promise,the maker wrote his own name,Philippe Gauchet.

Disregarding the Issue of Whether Sophie Properly Performed,is the Statement