Which of the Following Situations Illustrates a Contractually Enforceable Promise

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations illustrates a contractually enforceable promise?

• A)Suneeta promised to pay $5000 to a firefighter who responded to a routine call to extinguish a fire at her house.
• B)Suneeta promised to pay $500 to her father for a birthday present that she had received from her parents two weeks earlier.
• C)Suneeta had a contract with a construction company to build a deck in her backyard.Halfway through the project,the cost of materials suddenly increased.Although the original agreement did not require her to do so,Suneeta agreed to pay an additional $2000 to the construction company to off-set the additional expenses that it would encounter in the remainder of the project.
• D)Suneeta borrowed money from a bank.Under the terms of that agreement,she was required to pay the bank $10 000 cash on June 1.On May 28,she explained to the bank that she would not be able to pay the full amount on schedule.On the same day,she also persuaded the bank to accept a cheque for $7500 in satisfaction of the full debt.
• E)Suneeta owed $25 000 to Bryce as a result of committing a tort against him.Because she did not want to pay the full amount,she persuaded Bryce to accept a document that had a pre-printed seal on it that said "I agree that I will pay to Bryce $100 in full compensation for my tort against him."

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