Fess Convinces Gwyn to Enter into a Contract for the Purchase

question 7

Multiple Choice

Fess convinces Gwyn to enter into a contract for the purchase of a Falafel Waffle Food Cart by knowingly misrepresenting a number of material features about the facility and the business. Most likely, Gwyn can rescind the contract on the basis of

• A) fraudulent misrepresentation.
• B) undue influence.
• C) duress.
• D) none of the choices.

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Definitions:

Total Variable Cost

The total of expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as materials and labor, in contrast to fixed costs.

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one additional unit of a good, calculated by the change in total cost that comes from producing one more unit of output.

Increasing Rate

Increasing rate refers to a situation where the growth or rate of any variable, such as price, cost, or production, rises over a period.

Average Fixed Costs

The fixed costs of production (costs that do not change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced.