Singapore American School
ECON 102
Quiz 1
1)Which of the following is correct with respect to the operation of the postbox rule?
For the postbox rule to apply, the offer must be made by mail
Economics Jun 02, 2021
Singapore American School
ECON 102
Quiz 1
1)Which of the following is correct with respect to the operation of the postbox rule?
For the postbox rule to apply, the offer must be made by mail.
If the postbox rule applies, an acceptance must be communicated and heard by the offeree before it is effective.
If the postbox rule applies, the acceptance is effective at the point of mailing.
If the postbox rule applies, the only way for an acceptance to be effective is to send it by mail.
2. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the law of consideration? The amount of consideration to be paid in a contract must be reasonable (that is, fair) from the point of view of each party.
The amount of consideration to be paid in a contract must be reasonable (that is, fair) from the point of view of each party.
Without consideration or a seal, there can be no contract.
Consideration must have some value but need not be specific.
For a contract to be binding, something valuable must have changed hands. This consideration may have been paid before the agreement (past consideration), at the
3. On Monday, Pete was reading the newspaper and saw the following: "Best offer in town! Zenith XX Laser Printer — $1,OOO!" When he went to the store on the weekend and said he wanted one, they replied that they didn't have any left, nor could they get one in. On these facts, which of the following is true?
Pete could sue them for breach of contract because he was accepting the offer in the newspaper.
The store had revoked the offer before he tried to accept.
The offer by the store had lapsed before he tried to accept.
The wording in the newspaper was merely an invitation to the public to do business,
and no contract was formed.
4. Which is correct regarding capacity?
Minors do not have the capacity to contract and are not bound by any contracts they enter into
An adult can consent to their child being bound to a contract
A contract for necessaries are things required to function in society, such as food, clothing, transportation and accommodation and can vary according to the circumstances
An adult can waive an infant’s capacity to sue for negligence
5. Regarding Illegality, which is true?
Agreements in restraint of trade are illegal and therefore void.
Where a clause allowing for goodwill is unduly restrictive, the courts will reduce the terms
A non-compete clause will not be upheld where a non-solicit clause will suffice
All breaches of licensing requirements result in illegal contracts
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