Sally Goes to Have Her Hair Trimmed and Agrees to Pay

question 16

Multiple Choice

Sally goes to have her hair trimmed and agrees to pay $40 to the stylist. While there, Sally decides that she would also like highlights. The stylist informs her that highlights will cost an additional $30. Sally agrees to the price, gets the highlights, but refuses to pay the extra amount. What is the likely result in a dispute between Sally and the stylist, and why?

• A) The stylist will win because she did additional work in exchange for the extra payment and, therefore, Sally's promise was supported by valid consideration.
• B) The stylist will win because she did additional work in exchange for the extra payment and, therefore, a valid unilateral contract existed.
• C) The stylist will win unless Sally can show that she had previously received both a trim and highlights for $40. If she can prove that she previously received both for $40, then the past expectations rule applies.
• D) Sally will win because the stylist had a preexisting duty to have her hair looking as good as possible.
• E) Sally will win because there was no valid consideration in exchange for the highlighting.

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