On February 1,Dorian Winn,a Publisher,hires Travis to Write Twenty Books

question 59

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On February 1,Dorian Winn,a publisher,hires Travis to write twenty books of a novel-series,each over a thousand pages long.Travis laughs,saying that it could take a year just to write one of the books.Travis also says that the oral contract for the project wouldn't be valid anyway.Is Travis correct?

• A)Yes,if it is over $500.
• B)Yes,because even if he worked around the clock for a year,it is highly unlikely the contract can be performed within a year.
• C)No,because contracts that cannot be performed within a year are outside the statute of frauds.
• D)No,because even though highly unlikely,the project can theoretically be completed within one year and does not have to be in writing.
• E)Yes,because contracts that cannot be performed within a year fall within the statute of frauds and must be in writing.

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