OMG. I quit.

$55.15 her payout should have looked like this.
27.575 in steem dollars and 27.575 in steem power

What is the value of Steem in Steem Dollars ?
Answer yourself to this question and the enlightenment will come upon you.

Edit:
From the well read white paper:

The terms of the convertible note allow the holder to convert to the backing token with a minimum notice at the fair market price of the token

As per your "pertinent" comment:

people need answers from the founders , not from people on here who may or may not be trustworthy or even know what they are talking about

let me answer it like this:
The founders have added everything a common user needs to know in the white paper and release documents and in the source code. You can find the answer to all of your questions there.

You cannot see that in the source code then:

It is your responsiblity to review the code or hire someone to review it for you.