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  1. Return to Subject Area Student Resources for Contract Law

Self-test questions: Agreement

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. Zara visits her local supermarket. She takes several items from the shelves and places them in her shopping basket before placing the basket of items in front of Zak, the cashier, at the checkout, ready to pay. Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the normal process of contract formation in this situation?

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. Andrii supplies clothes to Fast Fashion Ltd. Andrii sends an email to Bertie at Fast Fashion, stating: 'I have some surplus stock which I need to get rid of. See attachment. I am offering it all to you for £2,000. Please let me know your answer.' Bertie has some documents to send to Andrii. He sends these documents by post and includes a letter which refers to his acceptance of Andrii's offer for the surplus stock for £2,000. Before the letter reaches Andrii, Andrii tells Bertie he has decided against selling the surplus stock and the offer is revoked. Which one of the following statements is true?

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. Delilah intends to offer to sell her collection of expensive paintings. She is concerned to ensure that she retains as much control as possible over the contract formation process. In which one of the following circumstances would an acceptance be ineffective because it does not comply with the prescribed method of acceptance in the offer?

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. Rich Ltd sends a brochure to Jo, which prices a certain type of mountain bike at £250. Jo replies: 'I am prepared to pay £240 in cash for the mountain bike.' Which one of the following statements is true?

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. Joy, the owner of Tyr Supermarket, advertises a 'reward of £500 for the first person to supply information if that information leads to the successful prosecution of the criminal mastermind responsible for a series of thefts from Tyr Supermarket'. Tahmina supplies the information from which the criminal is arrested and prosecuted. Tahmina claims the reward. Which one of the following statements is true?

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. In relation to the postal rule of communication, which one of the following is not true?

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. Nathalie offers to sell her car to Baz for £2,000. Baz replies: 'Can I pick it up tomorrow by any chance?' Nathalie responds: 'If you pay by cheque, then it must be cleared by my bank before you can drive the car away, but if you pay by cash, you can pick up the car immediately if you wish.' Baz replies: 'I accept your very generous offer. I'll pay by cheque, but I need to collect the car immediately.' The next morning, Baz sends another message to Nathalie: 'Ok. I can pay by cash.' Baz turns up to pay that afternoon, but Nathalie then refuses to sell her car to Baz because she has received a better offer from Carlo. Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the legal position between Nathalie and Baz?

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. Annie, a landowner, sends a letter to Bea and Carl inviting them to make tenders for a construction project. In the letter, Annie requires that tenders 'must reach me before the 1 June' and must be submitted by returning a detailed document. Annie also states she 'will accept the most competitive bid'. Bea submits a bid of £30,000; Carl submits a bid of £28,000. Both bids arrive in Annie's office before 6pm, on 1 June. Due to a mistake by Annie's secretary, Carl's bid is not processed. The two bids are similar in all aspects but the price. After careful consideration, Annie decides to employ Bea as the constructor for £30,000. Which one of the following statements is true?

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. On 1 June, Marco, a manufacturer, sends a fax to Alisha, the owner of a stationery shop, offering to sell one ton of standard quality A4 paper to her for £500. On 3 June at 10pm, Alisha sends an acceptance, by fax, to Marco. Later that night, Alisha changes her mind and sends, by email, a revocation of her acceptance to Marco's private email address. At 9am the next day, Marco opens up his shop as usual and immediately sees the fax. Two hours later, he checks his private emails (from his shop) and reads Alisha's email in which she states she withdraws the content of her fax. Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the legal position between Marco and Alisha?

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. Taiwo sends an email to Pete offering to sell her car to Pete for £5,000 and clearly states that the offer will be open for a week. On the fifth day, Taiwo receives an offer from Sally to buy the same car for £5,500. Taiwo then sends an email to Pete to say that she now wants £5,500 for the car. On the sixth day, Pete replies to Taiwo's second email purporting to accept the original offer of £5,000. Which one of the following statements is true?

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. Which one of the following statements relating to revocation of a unilateral offer is most likely to be true?

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. Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the decision in Byrne & Co. v Van Tienhoven & Co. (1880) 5 CPD 344?

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. In relation to the acceptance of an offer, which one of the following is not true?

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. Alex offers to sell his electronic tablet to Trish for £75. Alex and Trish agree that, if Trish does not contact Alex by the following Thursday, Alex can assume that Trish has accepted the offer. Thursday passes and Alex claims that a contract has been formed. Trish refuses to pay. Which one of the following statements is true?

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. In relation to the approach to ascertaining agreement, which one of the following is not true?

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