Question

Fabiola is an accountant with Rovers and Associates, a law firm in downtown Memphis. The firm maintains a checking account with Portris Bank for its operating expenses. On the 7 th of every month, Fabiola gets an inventory report from the office manager listing the office supplies that are needed. Fabiola places the appropriate orders with Office Depot and writes them a check against the office's checking account.In the above banking transaction, Rovers and Associates is the ________.A) IndorserB) PayeeC) DrawerD) Drawee

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Drawer

Explanation:

A drawer is an individual or institution that issues and signs a bill of exchange instructing a bank or drawee to pay the specified amount to the payee. The drawer is the person who writes and signs a cheque to a third party or payee. In a situation where the cheque is to pay oneself, the drawer is the same as the payee.

Rover and Associates is the drawer. The law firm issues the cheques instructing Portris Bank to pay the office manager the amount stated in the cheque.  The office manager is an employee of Rover and Associates. The cheque may be written to Rover and Associates. If that is the case, Rover and Associates is first the drawer and the then the payee. Portis bank is the drawee.