Builder Contracts to Construct Your House for $75,000

question 21

Multiple Choice

Builder contracts to construct your house for $75,000. Halfway through the project he stops and demands $10,000 extra. You agree because you won't have a place to live if you don't. You don't legally have to pay because there is

• A) an existing obligation.
• B) an impossible consideration.
• C) equitable estoppel.
• D) an unlawful consideration.
• E) coercion.

Calculate pension benefits based on salary, years of service, and cost-of-living adjustments.

Compare the financial outcomes of tax-deferred versus taxable investment accounts.

Calculate expected outcomes using mortality tables in insurance risk assessment.

Determine contribution amounts required to achieve specific financial goals in retirement planning.

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