Peter Plans to Sell His Two Houses, Numbered Lot 1

question 26

Multiple Choice

Peter plans to sell his two houses, numbered Lot 1 and Lot 2, at $800,000 each. David, who was interested in buying Lot 2, could not make up his mind on the final offer and asks Peter to give him a week to decide. Peter accepts, but David takes two weeks to decide the counteroffer. Before he could give David a reply to his counteroffer, Peter is killed in a fire that burned down Lot 1. Which of the following would be true in this case?

• A) The offer is terminated due to lapse of time.
• B) The offer is terminated due to destruction of the subject matter.
• C) The offer is terminated due to death of the offeror.
• D) David can still buy the house for Peter's original offer.

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Definitions:

Goods

Physical items that are produced and consumed by individuals or businesses to satisfy needs or wants.

Marginal Rate

The rate at which one variable changes relative to a change in another variable, often used in the context of marginal tax rates or marginal rates of substitution.

Convex Preferences

A preference structure where the consumer prefers mixed bundles of goods to extreme bundles, represented graphically by a bowed-inward indifference curve.

Monotonic Preferences

A preference pattern where more of a good is always preferred to less, maintaining a consistent order.