Helen makes a contract with Yvette to provide babysitting services for on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday per week for 15 weeks. The price of these services is 450, payable in weekly installments of 30. After three weeks, Yvette asks Helen if she can babysit on Friday instead of Thursday, and Helen agrees for an additional fee of 10 per week, bringing the total fee to 600. Is this a valid modification?
A) Yes, because the parties are free to make whatever changes they want to their contract.
B) No, because the modified contract would have to be in writing under the Statute of Frauds.
C) Yes, because the additional fee is sufficient consideration for the modification.
D) No, because contacts can never be modified orally.
Q. 2The ____________ is a federal law that is a counterpart to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), which makes electronic and paper-and-ink transactions equally enforceable for interstate and foreign contracts.
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Q. 3The caption:
A. Establishes jurisdiction
B. Is where the fact pleadings are located in a complaint
C. Is information provided at the top of court documents, identifying the case number, the court, the parties, and document being filed
D. All of the above
Q. 4Clicking I Accept when downloading software online satisfies the signature requirement under the E-SIGN Act.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 5What effect does a modification have on an executory contract?
A) It introduces new terms and conditions into the contract.
B) It affirms the parties' commitment to the existing terms.
C) It provides for remedies in the event of a breach.
D) It has no effect on an executory contract.
Q. 6It is easier to tell if a contract was breached if the contract is in ________.
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Q. 7In order to be enforceable, the subject matter of a contact cannot be ________.
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