Read the following scenario and answer the question in 5-10sentences.

You work for a friend who runs a catering business. You are anemployee with authority to sign contracts to purchase materialsneeded in the business. You typically buy your produce from a localorganic farmer for cash. One day when you are in the office, thefarmer comes in and introduces you to his future son-in-law, Billy.He tells you that Billy just graduated from the local universitywith a double degree in agriculture and business and is going tomake a great partner in the farm. You sit and talk with the two ofthem for a while and hear plans of how Billy is going to grow thebusiness through new technology that will increase production, andhow he will improve the quality of the produce you receive from thefarm. The next Friday, on the day you usually meet with the farmerto place orders for the next week, Billy arrives. He writes downthe order, takes the cash, and leaves. A few hours later, thefarmer shows up, apologizes for being late, and wants to talk aboutyour order. You tell him that you already gave the order, and thepayment, to Billy. The farmer says that Billy is a lying cheat,that he didn’t even graduate, and that he broke up with thefarmer’s daughter. Discuss whether or not you placed a valid orderwith Billy and should receive the goods without having to pay thefarmer again.