Gina raiter has had an interest in cars for as long as she can remember. as a teenager, she spent hours with her dad tinkering with the family car, learning to change the oil and make minor repairs. she got a job at a local garage while still in high school. a few years after graduating from high school, gina decided she wanted to be her own boss. she quit her job, borrowed some money from her dad, and set up a repair shop of her own, which she called the automotion garage. gina's hard work gradually attracted a loyal clientele of satisfied customers. now, her success has her thinking about opening garages in two other locations in nearby towns, and possibly even more in the future. unfortunately, since gina is the only owner of automotion, she lacks the financial resources needed for the expansion. also, the very success of her business is forcing gina to spend more time managing the business and less time doing the actual repair work she still enjoys. she wants to find someone who can her with management and provide additional financial resources. she has approached a couple of high school friends, al ternator and lew banfilter, to see if they would like to her out. gina asked al if he would be interested in joining the business as an owner. she proposed that she continue to provide the technical expertise and deal directly with customers, while al, who has a college degree in finance, handles many of the financial aspects of running automotion. in addition, gina wants al to contribute some much-needed money for expansion. under gina's proposal, she and al would operate the business together as: