Sarah,age 17,buys a car on credit from Lora.Sarah signs a promissory note,agreeing to pay $1000 a month on the note until the note is paid in full.Lora has Sarah's father cosign the note.Under these circumstances,Sarah's father is:

A) a surety.
B) secondarily liable on this contract.
C) a guarantor of payment on this contract.
D) not liable on this contract because Sarah is a minor.

Promissory Note

Commercial paper or instrument in which the maker promises to pay a specific sum of money to another person, to his order, or to bearer.

Cosign

To sign jointly with another or others, especially in agreeing to be responsible for a loan if the primary borrower defaults.

Minor

A person who is under the legal age of majority, and therefore has limited legal rights and responsibilities.