BLAW 341 ACTUAL EXAMS SCRIPT ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Milo is the owner of a sporting goods store that has only been open for three
months. The holiday season is coming up, and Milo realizes that he will need extra help.
Milo asks his friend Jess to help him out at the store. Milo and Jess agree that Jess will
work during the months of November and December. However, because Milo is unsure
how much help he will need and how much he will be able to pay, they agree to decide
each week on the hours that Jess will work for the following week, and to decide the
hourly rate after Jess has worked two weeks before she receives her first paycheck.
Just before November 1, Jess takes a job at another store. If Milo tries to sue Jess for
breach of contract, the court will probably decide:
-that the parties had no contract because the terms were not in writing.
-that the parties had no contract because the terms of the offer were not definite.
-that the parties had a contract, and - ✔✔that the parties had no contract because the
terms of the offer were not definite
✔✔Sarah is shopping at Sylvia's thrift store, and notices that the inside of the store
needs repainting. Sarah offers to paint the store for $400. Sylvia does not respond to
Sarah's offer. Later that day, Sarah returns to the store with painting supplies in hand
and begins painting the store. When Sarah is finished, she demands payment of $400
from Sylvia. Will Sylvia have to pay Sarah for painting the store?
, -Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the store because silence is always an
acceptance of an offer.
-No, Sylvia will not have to pay Sarah for painting the store because silence can never
be an acceptance of an offer.
-No, Sylvia will not have to pay Sarah for painting the store because Sarah did not
verbally agree to the contract.
-Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the store, even though she did not
verbally agree to the contract. - ✔✔Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the
store, even though she did not verbally agree to the contract.
✔✔The weekly Kroger advertisement states that five-pound chubs of ground chuck are
available for eighty-nine cents per pound. Arlene sees the advertisement; she realizes
that ground chuck has not been priced this low in quite some time, so she hurries to the
store to purchase some. Arlene loads seven chubs of ground chuck in her shopping
cart. When she goes to the checkout to pay, however, the cashier informs Arlene that
the price in the advertisement is a typo and that the correct price is $1.89 per pound.
Arlene insists that the store must honor the price listed in the advertisement, because it
is an offer that she has just accepted. The cashier calls the store manager for a
decision. The store manager will likely explain to Arlene:
-that advertisements are not offers, but merely a request for offers.
-that the advertisement is a valid offer because its terms are definite.
-that the advertisement is a valid offer be - ✔✔that advertisements are not offers, but
merely a request for offers
✔✔Quon decides to sell his antique roadster, so he places an ad on Craigslist. He lists
the roadster as a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster, describes it as in good working
condition, and states that no reasonable price will be refused. Fern responds to the ad
and offers to pay $25,000 to Quon for the car, which Quon agrees to. In this scenario,
who is the offeror?
-Fern is the offeror.
-Quon was the original offeror, but Fern becomes the offeror when she offers $25,000.
-Quon is the offeror.
-Neither party is the offeror because there is no agreement to specific terms. - ✔✔Fern
is the offeror
✔✔Zayn boards the Big Rock Metro to ride downtown to his job. Zayn gives his money
to the driver and takes his seat. Neither the driver nor Zayn says anything. Zayn and the
bus driver:
-have a formal contract.
-have an implied contract.
-have no contract.
-have an express contract. - ✔✔have an implied contract
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Milo is the owner of a sporting goods store that has only been open for three
months. The holiday season is coming up, and Milo realizes that he will need extra help.
Milo asks his friend Jess to help him out at the store. Milo and Jess agree that Jess will
work during the months of November and December. However, because Milo is unsure
how much help he will need and how much he will be able to pay, they agree to decide
each week on the hours that Jess will work for the following week, and to decide the
hourly rate after Jess has worked two weeks before she receives her first paycheck.
Just before November 1, Jess takes a job at another store. If Milo tries to sue Jess for
breach of contract, the court will probably decide:
-that the parties had no contract because the terms were not in writing.
-that the parties had no contract because the terms of the offer were not definite.
-that the parties had a contract, and - ✔✔that the parties had no contract because the
terms of the offer were not definite
✔✔Sarah is shopping at Sylvia's thrift store, and notices that the inside of the store
needs repainting. Sarah offers to paint the store for $400. Sylvia does not respond to
Sarah's offer. Later that day, Sarah returns to the store with painting supplies in hand
and begins painting the store. When Sarah is finished, she demands payment of $400
from Sylvia. Will Sylvia have to pay Sarah for painting the store?
, -Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the store because silence is always an
acceptance of an offer.
-No, Sylvia will not have to pay Sarah for painting the store because silence can never
be an acceptance of an offer.
-No, Sylvia will not have to pay Sarah for painting the store because Sarah did not
verbally agree to the contract.
-Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the store, even though she did not
verbally agree to the contract. - ✔✔Yes, Sylvia will have to pay Sarah for painting the
store, even though she did not verbally agree to the contract.
✔✔The weekly Kroger advertisement states that five-pound chubs of ground chuck are
available for eighty-nine cents per pound. Arlene sees the advertisement; she realizes
that ground chuck has not been priced this low in quite some time, so she hurries to the
store to purchase some. Arlene loads seven chubs of ground chuck in her shopping
cart. When she goes to the checkout to pay, however, the cashier informs Arlene that
the price in the advertisement is a typo and that the correct price is $1.89 per pound.
Arlene insists that the store must honor the price listed in the advertisement, because it
is an offer that she has just accepted. The cashier calls the store manager for a
decision. The store manager will likely explain to Arlene:
-that advertisements are not offers, but merely a request for offers.
-that the advertisement is a valid offer because its terms are definite.
-that the advertisement is a valid offer be - ✔✔that advertisements are not offers, but
merely a request for offers
✔✔Quon decides to sell his antique roadster, so he places an ad on Craigslist. He lists
the roadster as a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster, describes it as in good working
condition, and states that no reasonable price will be refused. Fern responds to the ad
and offers to pay $25,000 to Quon for the car, which Quon agrees to. In this scenario,
who is the offeror?
-Fern is the offeror.
-Quon was the original offeror, but Fern becomes the offeror when she offers $25,000.
-Quon is the offeror.
-Neither party is the offeror because there is no agreement to specific terms. - ✔✔Fern
is the offeror
✔✔Zayn boards the Big Rock Metro to ride downtown to his job. Zayn gives his money
to the driver and takes his seat. Neither the driver nor Zayn says anything. Zayn and the
bus driver:
-have a formal contract.
-have an implied contract.
-have no contract.
-have an express contract. - ✔✔have an implied contract
