Heather Chooses to Buy a Scarf at Macy's and Reads

question 47

Multiple Choice

Heather chooses to buy a scarf at Macy's and reads the price on the tag as $50. She uses her credit card to pay for the scarf, but post-purchase, she notices that the price tag actually says $500. This is an instance of a(n) ________.

• A) bilateral mistake
• B) mutual mistake of value
• C) innocent misrepresentation
• D) unilateral mistake

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Definitions:

Communicative Construction

The process by which social realities are constructed and understood through the use of language and communication.

Significant Ways

Refers to methods or approaches that have a substantial or meaningful impact on achieving an outcome or understanding a concept.

Surplus Value

A Marxist economic concept referring to the difference between the value produced by labor and the actual wage paid to the worker.

Rate of Production

The speed or efficiency at which goods are manufactured or services are provided, usually measured over a specific time period.