D Owes C a Past-Due Undisputed Debt of $500

question 75

True/False

D owes C a past-due undisputed debt of $500.D sees C in a bar and pays him $400.C then says to D, "Forget about the other $100 you owe me.I'm glad to get the $400." C's promise to discharge the remainder of the debt is binding.

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Random Assignment

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Conceptual Replications

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