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20. If red announces that he plans to paint his Rolls-Royce pink but who cannot

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Question

20. If red announces that he plans to paint his Rolls-Royce pink but who cannot bear the sight of pink Rolls-Royces, offers to pay Red $500 to paint the car a traditional color, then Walker's promise to pay is more A. B. Unenforceable even if Red paints the car a more tradi Unenforceable because Red should not have considered painting the Rolls-Royce pink in the first place. C. Enforceable because Red agreed to refrain from doing something that he was legally entitled to do. D. Enforceable because Red preferred the pink color to the more traditional color as evidenced by his prior statement. 21. If Oscar offers Edward $100 for his $500 leather coat and Edward knowingly and voluntarily agrees to the offer, then a court A. Will set aside the agreement as being unfair. B. Will set aside the agreement because the consideration is inadequate C. Would probably not question the adequacy of the consideration. D. Would probably consider such a suit to be frivolous. 22. The courts will not normally attempt to evaluate the adequacy of the consideration in agreed-on exchange unless the consideration is A. Not yet paid B. So grossly inadequate as to "shock the conscience" of the court. C. In the form of a forbearance D. A service

Explanation / Answer

20. A. Unenforceable even if Red paints the car a more traditional color.

          It is because there is no legal valid contract between Red and Walker.

21. C. Would probably not question the adequacy of the consideration.

          The reason is that Eward is knowingly and voluntarily agees the offer.

22. B. So grossly inadequate as to "shock the conscience" of the court.