Jane and Joseph Sechrist signed a contract to have a swimming pool built in their backyard for $10,000. The salesman for the pool company signed the contract as well on a space marked "Salesperson." Two days after the contract was signed, the salesman called the Sechrists back and asked them to come in and sign a new contract for $11,000 because the vice president had not approved the original price. Jane has checked the contract and discovered that there is no language that requires the approval of anyone other than the salesperson. Jane and Joseph can have their pool built for $10,000 because:

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Hezekiah Chen

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16 May, 11:15

Jane and Joseph Sechrist signed a contract to have a swimming pool built in their backyard for $10,000. The salesman for the pool company signed the contract as well on a space marked "Salesperson." Two days after the contract was signed, the salesman called the Sechrists back and asked them to come in and sign a new contract for $11,000 because the vice president had not approved the original price. Jane has checked the contract and discovered that there is no language that requires the approval of anyone other than the salesperson. Jane and Joseph can have their pool built for $10,000 because:

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Greta Morrow · Answer 1

The Contract made through the salesperson is binding on the pool company.

Explanation:

First what is a salesperson? It represents either an entity or an individual is sells or promotes the sales of goods or the offering of services. The key to this question is that a salesperson is usually employed to sell on behalf of a company, therefore, they have the contractual capacity to make deals binding on the company.

Since, the salesperson of Schrist signed the contract for $10,000 and it is not written that the approval of any other is required. The contract signed with Schrist by Jane and Joseph is binding and they can have their pool built for $10,0000.