Carlos Kraushar was an enterprising junior at River City College.He entered into a contract with several farmers,whereby he would take delivery of truckloads of tomatoes,without purchasing them,and attempt to sell the tomatoes in bulk to roadside produce merchants for the benefit of the farmers.If he made a sale,it was on credit and payments were made to the individual farmers.If any roadside vendor failed to make a payment,Carlos made good on the loss and paid the farmer.He would return unsold tomatoes to the farmers and they would in turn sell them for hog feed.The
Farmers paid Carlos 25% of all the payments they received from the produce merchants.What terms best describe Carlos?

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Carlos acted as an independent contractor as he entered into a contract with the farmers and was not an employee or servant of the farmers. He acted as an agent on behalf of the farmers in selling the tomatoes but was not under their direct control, therefore he was not their employee.

Carlos Kraushar Was an Enterprising Junior at River City College