Agency
A Wisconsin seller's broker who advertises the property without the seller's knowledge or consent to a price significantly different from the listed price may be:
AProtected by professional judgment
BActing outside their actual authority and potentially breaching duties to the seller✓ Correct
CPermitted if the market has changed
DRequired to do so under agency law
Explanation
Advertising at a price not authorized by the seller exceeds the broker's actual authority and constitutes a potential breach of duty; price and marketing decisions belong to the seller.
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