Assignment task:
Jacky owns and operates a landscaping business that is respected in town. Jacky often must turn down work because she has so much on her plate. In her first year of operations, Jacky hired Penny. Specifically, Penny oversaw the regular client accounts, meaning she provided the landscaping services for the weekly customers. Penny worked for Jacky for seven years, and each year Penny handled Mr. Warbucks' lawn. Penny knew that Mr. Warbucks liked his grass cut in alternating patterns and paid extra for this service. Mr. Warbucks also coordinated paying installments with Penny and had been proceeding this way for years. When Penny resigned from Jacky's business, she started a smaller lawn care company. Penny approached Mr. Warbucks and asked if he wanted his usual service. Never disclosing that she worked for herself now, Penny took instruction and payment from Mr. Warbucks. When. Mr. Warbucks received his standard billing documents from Jacky's company that year, he refused to pay because he had already paid Penny. a. What type of authority (if any) did Penny have as an employee of Jacky's company?