There Is an Existing Contract Calling for Seller to Deliver

question 129

Multiple Choice

There is an existing contract calling for Seller to deliver 1,000 widgets to Buyer.Buyer says to Seller,"I would like to buy 100 additional units at the same price." Seller responds,"We promise to sell you the 100 extra units if we decide not to sell them to other customers." What is true regarding only the sale of the extra 100 units?

• A) There is no consideration due to an illusory promise.
• B) There is no consideration due to a preexisting duty.
• C) There is no consideration due to a past consideration.
• D) There is consideration due to promissory estoppel.
• E) There is consideration due to a legal detriment on both sides.

Know the limitations on employers in determining wages and working hours.

Understand the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board concerning family employment.

Grasp the mechanics of the unemployment insurance system in the United States.

Understand the exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine and the role of the implied covenant of good faith.

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Definitions:

Germinal

Relating to the earliest phase of embryonic development, in the first two weeks post-conception when the zygote begins to divide and grow.

Zygote

A fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete (egg, or ovum) with a male gamete (sperm).

Embryo

The early developmental stage of an organism, following fertilization and preceding fetal development.

Amnion

A thin, protective membrane that forms a sac around the embryo or fetus during pregnancy, containing the amniotic fluid.