BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS LAW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Agents owe the ____ to the principal. It requires an agent to account to the principal for all money and property of the principal that comes into the agent’s possession.
A
duty of obedience
B
duty of confidentiality
C
duty of accounting
D
duty of management
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalty. A duty of loyalty is one of the most fundamental fiduciary duties owed by an agent to his principal. This duty obligates a real estate broker to act at all times solely in the best interests of his principal to the exclusion of all other interests, including the broker’s own self-interest.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the duties of an agent? Agents generally have the following duties to the principal: Loyalty, Care, Obedience, and Accounting.

Detailed explanation-3: - Indemnification: Subject to the terms of the agency agreement, the principal has a duty to compensate, or indemnify, the agent for liabilities arising from the agent’s lawful and authorized acts on the principal’s behalf.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because the principal has trusted the agent to supervise or protect the principal’s property, the agent owes a fiduciary duty to the principal. This means the agent is obligated to act in the best interests of the principal.

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