Ed, a Businessperson, Is a Friend of Fran, the Owner

question 69

Essay

Ed, a businessperson, is a friend of Fran, the owner of Good Morning, a coffee pastries kiosk. Every day, Ed spends five minutes at the kiosk, looking at the goods and usually buying one or two cinnamon buns or bagels. One afternoon, Ed looks at the items, and picks up a $1 chocolate brownie. He waves the brownie at Fran without saying a word and walks on. Is there a contract? If so, how would it be classified in terms of formation, performance, and enforceability?

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Definitions:

Storage Costs

Storage costs are expenses associated with warehousing and holding inventory, including rent, utilities, and other maintenance expenses for storage facilities.

Activity-Based Costing

Activity-based costing is an accounting method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities that go into producing them, thereby giving more accurate insights into the costs and profitability of each.

Facility Sustaining Costs

Expenses incurred to maintain the operational capacity of a physical facility or infrastructure, excluding costs related to direct production activities.

Cleaning

The process of removing contaminants, dirt, and impurities from objects and environments, often for maintaining health and hygiene.