Contracts: Valid, Void, and Voidable
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What information must catalog marketing agreements provide to consumers?

  • Supplier's marketing strategies
  • Supplier's name, license or registration number, physical address, and refund policy (correct)
  • Supplier's social media accounts
  • Supplier's phone number and email address

Which of the following is considered an invitation to do business and not a valid offer?

  • An offer for a reward
  • An auction
  • An offer made to a specific person
  • An advertisement (correct)

What must determine if a statement constitutes an offer?

  • The font size of the statement
  • The number of words in the statement
  • The color scheme used in the advertisement
  • The intention behind the statement or the reasonable impression it creates (correct)

Which act prohibits misleading or deceptive advertising of goods and services?

<p>Consumer Protection Act (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the case of Crowley versus Reicks, what did the advertisement for cheap tobacco constitute?

<p>An intention to sell at the advertised price (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Smith Jay's observations, what is an advertisement considered?

<p>An invitation to do business (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of void contracts?

<p>They contain a legal flaw (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must be present for a contract to be valid?

<p>Consensus on all terms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a voidable contract?

<p>It contains a legal flaw to the disadvantage of one party (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of consensus in contract formation?

<p>To ensure agreement on material aspects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool helps establish whether consensus has been reached in a contract?

<p>Offer and acceptance analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what circumstances can silence signify agreement in contract formation?

<p>When previous dealings make it reasonable to interpret as acceptance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used when a person transfers the right of acceptance to a third party under an option contract?

<p>Session (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the information provided, what was the outcome in the case of Baird versus Somerville and another regarding acceptance?

<p>An offer made to a specific person can only be accepted by that specific person. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why could the respondent in the case of Blum versus the American Swiss Watch Company not recover the reward offered by the company?

<p>The respondent was not aware of the existence of the reward offer. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about acceptance under an option contract is true?

<p>Acceptance must always be a conscious response to the offer. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context provided, which of the following is NOT a requirement for a valid acceptance?

<p>Joint acceptance by multiple individuals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for a contract to be formed according to the information provided?

<p>Awareness and conscious acceptance of an offer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is an offer considered complete in an auction?

<p>When the hammer falls (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens in auctions without reserve?

<p>The auctioneer accepts the highest bid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are offers terminated in contract law?

<p>By accepting a counter offer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes auctions with reserve from auctions without reserve?

<p>The presence or absence of a reserve price (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who makes an offer in auctions with reserve?

<p>The auctioneer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When can an offer in an auction be terminated due to a counter offer?

<p>When a qualified acceptance is given (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the postal rule theory, when is an acceptance of a contract deemed accepted?

<p>When it is posted (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory applies to contracts concluded by electronic means?

<p>Reception theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the information theory, when does a contract come into being?

<p>When the acceptance is read by the offeror (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In South Africa, which theory is generally followed to determine when a contract comes into being?

<p>Information theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which situation does the expedition theory apply?

<p>Postal contracts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory applies to agreements concluded by data message?

<p>Perception theory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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