Josh announces a reward of $500 for his dog, Ginger, that ran away from his house. Josh spreads the word only by pinning up posters in his neighborhood. Amanda, Josh's colleague, sees Ginger and brings her back to Josh without ever seeing the poster. After returning the dog, Amanda sees one of the reward posters and returns to claim the money. In the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true?

A. Amanda is not entitled to the money because the offer was not communicated to her. B. Amanda is not entitled to the money because she is Josh's colleague and acted in good faith. C. Amanda is entitled to the money because the poster constituted an offer and is effective for the entire neighborhood. D. Amanda is entitled to the money since performance of the requested act in the poster indicates acceptance.

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Raquel Norton

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28 November, 03:56

Josh announces a reward of $500 for his dog, Ginger, that ran away from his house. Josh spreads the word only by pinning up posters in his neighborhood. Amanda, Josh's colleague, sees Ginger and brings her back to Josh without ever seeing the poster. After returning the dog, Amanda sees one of the reward posters and returns to claim the money. In the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true?

A. Amanda is not entitled to the money because the offer was not communicated to her. B. Amanda is not entitled to the money because she is Josh's colleague and acted in good faith. C. Amanda is entitled to the money because the poster constituted an offer and is effective for the entire neighborhood. D. Amanda is entitled to the money since performance of the requested act in the poster indicates acceptance.

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Mugsy · Answer 1

A. False

B. False

C. True

D. True

Explanation:

a. Amanda is entitled for the reward of $500, because the offer was publicly available.

b. Although Amanda is Josh's colleague and acted in good faith but the reward was for the act of returning the dog by anyone, the intention of earning $500 was not mandatory.

c. The offer is for entire neighborhood and Amanda is entitled to receive the reward.

d. The offer did not require prior acceptance because the offer is open for public by implied acceptance.