Reference - Used Car Commission

Multiple Choice

Reference - Used Car Commission. William promised to sell Helen's car for her, but he wanted a commission of 10%. Helen signed an instrument promising to pay William a 10% commission if he sold her car. William assigned the agreement to Phil. Helen's car was sold and the buyer paid Helen. A dispute ensued between Helen and William regarding whether William found the buyer or the buyer found Helen. When Phil asked Helen for payment on the instrument, Helen refused. William, Helen, and Phil settled their dispute without going to court, and Helen wrote Phil a check for $3,000. Phil endorsed the check on the back planning to take it to the bank the next day. Unfortunately, Phil lost the check which was found by Barry and cashed by the local bank. Barry then left town. Before Phil endorsed the check it was a[n] ______ instrument; and after he endorsed it, the check was a[n] _____ instrument.

A) Order; order
B) Order; transactional
C) Order; bearer
D) Transactional; bearer
E) Bearer; order