Benjamin was a restaurant manager at Salads$-$R$-$Us$.$ Generally, the owner $($who also was the chef$)$ ordered all the food that the restaurant would need. However, tonight the restaurant ran out of lettuce and the chef$-$owner had taken the night off, leaving the job of preparing the food in the hands of his sous chef. Benjamin ran to the local market and picked up enough lettuce to cover the rest of the orders for the evening. Did Benjamin have authority to buy the lettuce as an agent?

a$.$ Yes, Benjamin had apparent authority to buy the lettuce.

b$.$ Yes, Benjamin had express authority to buy the lettuce.

c$.$ Yes, Benjamin had implied authority to buy the lettuce.

d$.$ No$,$ Benjamin did not have authority to buy the lettuce.