Newlog, Which Had Developed a New Process for Making Artificial

question 11

Essay

Newlog, which had developed a new process for making artificial logs, entered into an oral contract with Specialty Manufacturing. The contract provided that Specialty would manufacture a special part that Newlog needed to make its artificial log machinery. The contract provided that Specialty would make the part to Newlog's specifications. Newlog orally agreed to pay $5,000 for the part. Specialty made the part to Newlog's specifications, but Newlog refused to pay, claiming that the oral contract was unenforceable because of the statute of frauds. Is Newlog correct?

---

Definitions:

Fundamental Benefit

A primary or essential advantage that is intrinsic to a product, service, or activity.

ACP

Average Collection Period (ACP) is a financial metric that measures the average number of days it takes for a company to collect payments from its customers after a sale has been made.

Bad Debts

Accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect and writes off as a loss.

Credit Policy

The guidelines a company follows to determine the creditworthiness of its customers and the terms and conditions of credit it will extend to them.