1. Royal Hotel Inc. orally orders 100 standard sets of sheets from Textile Inc. for a price of $500. Textile immediately sends back a written invoice with the details of the conversation. Royal and Textile
2. Daniel offers to sell his Toyota Camry to Jen for $8,000. Jen replies, “I accept. Make sure you wash and wax the car before you bring it over.” Which best describes the situation?
3. Alpha Inc. offers to sell a factory building to Delta Corp for $300,000. The offer states that it is good until June 1. On May 22, the CEO of Alpha emails an officer at Delta, informing him that she is withdrawing the offer. Which of the following is true?
4. Delta Inc. offers to sell Omega Corp. a packaging machine. Omega responds “We’ll take it but only if there is a six-month warranty.” Which of the following is true?
5. Petra contracted to paint Bret’s house for $2,000. After beginning the job, Petra realizes that the house is really quite big, and she’s not going to make enough profit, so she tells Bret she wants another $500 to finish the job. Bret doesn’t want to pay more, but he’s afraid that if she walks off the job, he’ll have trouble finding someone else to finish it, so he agrees. Is Bret legally obligated to pay the extra $500?
6. Jason promises to tutor Maria in Essentials of Business Law for three hours next week in exchange for $30. Maria promises to pay the $30. They have a/an:
7. Katrina is complaining to her landlord about the six-inch long cockroaches in her apartment. The landlord scoffs, saying: “Cockroaches don’t get that big! I’ll pay $10,000 to anyone who can show me a six-inch cockroach.” Will, a bug collector, overhears and promptly presents the landlord with his prize six-inch South American cockroach. The landlord refuses to pay, and Will sues. Which of the following best describes the situation?
8. A simple contract need(s)to
9. Beta Inc. offers to buy 25 screwdrivers from Industrial Hardware for $75. Industrial responds, “We have the screwdrivers you wish to purchase, but the price is $80.” Beta replies, “No, we can find them cheaper somewhere else.” Industrial now responds, “We accept your offer of 25 screwdrivers for $75.” Do they have a contract?
10. Alison contracts to sell “50 bushels of tomatoes grown in my garden” to Flora’s Café. Alison’s garden is wiped out by a hailstorm. The contract is