Question

Julius asks Rachel if she would like to sell her boat. Rachel privately has no interest in selling her boat, and believes that Julius can't afford her boat anyway. Rachel says, "I'd sell my boat to you for $20,000." To Rachel's surprise, Julius responds "Ok, it's a deal." Rachel does not want to sell the boat to Julius for any price. Julius and Rachel have:
a. not formed a valid contract because of lack of definiteness in the contract terms.
b. not formed a valid contract because Rachel did not want to sell the boat for any price.
c. formed a valid contract because Rachel's outward expressions showed the formation of a contract.
d. formed a valid contract because Julius expressed outward interest in the boat.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) formed a valid contract because Rachel's outward expressions showed the formation of a contract.

Explanation:

A valid contract is a binding and enforceable agreement, where all parties are legally bound to perform the contract.

Probably the most important part of a contract is the existence of an offer and acceptance. Once a valid offer is accepted, it binds the parties into a valid contract.

In this case, Rachel accepted Julius´s offer to buy her boat, so an offer and acceptance exists.