Additional questions 255Evaluate the accuracy of eachof the four statements A, B, C and D individually, as they
apply to the facts in the above scenario.Statement A: Hamish has provided good consideration for the extra payment.
Statement B: Sue would be estopped from going back on her promise to pay the
bonus.
Statement C: Sue can avoid paying the extra £600 on the basis of economic duress.
Statement D: Sue has not provided any consideration for Hamish’s promise to paint
the entrance hall.
OCR 4-module specimen paper3 Rosie notices an advertisement in the window of Best Bargains Store which states, ‘All
MP3 players at £10 to the first twenty customers on Monday morning.’ Rosie queues all
night on Sunday and is customer number seven in the queue on Monday morning.When
she enters the store and selects her MP3 player, she is told that the management has
decided to end the promotion.
While in Best Bargains Store, Rosie buys a pair of shoes.The label on the shoes states
the price to be £25, but the cashier,Tom, tells her that the shoes are wrongly priced and
that the correct price is £35. Rosie believes that she should be allowed to buy the shoes
for the advertised price.
Having finished her shopping, Rosie notices a wallet in the bushes at the exit of the
shop and returns it to Nick at the address which she finds in the wallet. On the way
home, she sees on a notice board a poster requesting the return of Nick’s lost wallet
and offering a reward of £50 to the finder. Rosie returns to Nick’s house to claim the
reward, but Nick tells Rosie that he is not going to pay her.
Evaluate the accuracy of eachof the four statements A, B, C and D individually, as they
apply to the facts in the above scenario.Statement A: Rosie has responded to an offer to sell the MP3 player for £10 and
therefore has a binding contract on the price.
Statement B:The label on the shoes in the shop is a statement of the contracted price.
Statement C: Rosie’s claimed acceptance of a reward for finding the wallet was carried
out before she knew of the offer and is not therefore binding.
Statement D:Any consideration that Rosie has provided in order to claim the reward
is in the past and not therefore valid.4 Tom invites two friends, Dana and Harry, to his house for the evening, saying that he will
provide the drinks if they bring the food. The friends arrive, but, having been busy, have
not brought food.Tom decides to buy some food instead.
A local pizza supplier advertises 'free dessert with each pizza ordered’. Tom orders
three pizzas, but on paying he is told that they are no longer giving free desserts because
they are busy.
Tom and his friends then decide to complete a football pools coupon and enter the
competition together. Each pays towards the entry fee and they agree to share any
money which they may win.The friends prove to be lucky, and find a week later that they
have won £1,500 in the football pools competition. However, the football pools
organisers refuse to pay out due to low funds.