BUSAD 120 - Business Law » Fall 2021 » Chapter 17 Quiz

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Question #1
A transfer of contract rights to a third party is an incidental benefit.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Generally, the duties under a contract can be delegated
A.   under no circumstances.
B.   unless the rights under the contract have previously been assigned.
C.   unless the delegation involves only a payment of money on the deal.
D.   unless the contract expressly prohibits delegation.
Question #3
Lew and Mavis enter into a contract for the clearing and plowing of Mavis’s 350-acre tract for which she agrees to pay $1,000. Lew transfers his duty under this contract to Nye. With respect to the duties under the original contract, this transfer
A.   is an invalid transfer of a non-transferable obligation.
B.   requires a special form to constitute a valid transfer.
C.   extinguishes Lew’s obligation to perform.
D.   does not relieve Lew of the potential obligation to perform.
Question #4
Beau borrows $15,000 from Credit Center to buy a car. The lender assigns the right to receive the loan payments to Debt Collections Inc. If Beau does not pay the debt, the assignee can
A.   demand performance of the deal from any of the original parties.
B.   enforce the payment in court.
C.   none of the choices.
D.   extinguish the contract rights of the assignor.
Question #5
A surgeon can delegate his or her contractual duty to operate on a certain patient because the rendering of medical services is not personal performance.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Commercial Rebuild LLC enters into a contract to remodel Dockside Marina, agreeing to use only products from Eagle Supplies. Halfway through the project, Commercial refuses to finish the job. The contract can be enforced against Commercial by
A.   Eagle only.
B.   Dockside or Eagle.
C.   Dockside only.
D.   any interested third party, including a contracting party’s employee.
Question #7
When the original parties to a contract agree that its performance should directly benefit a third party, that party can sue the promisor directly for breach.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Beta contracts to design and deliver marketing materials to Cesar. Beta cannot delegate this duty to Devon
A.   under any circumstances.
B.   if the delegatee’s performance will match the obligee’s expectations.
C.   if performance depends on Beta’s personal skill.
D.   if special trust has not been placed in the obligor.
Question #9
Desu, an accountant, and Engineers PA enter into a contract under which Desu agrees to perform audits for Engineers. Desu can delegate the duty to perform the audits to
A.   any accountant working at Desu’s firm.
B.   any accountant performing other financial services for Engineers.
C.   any reputable accountant.
D.   no other party.
Question #10
If performance under a contract will vary materially on a delegation of its duties to a third party from that expected by the obligee, the delegation is
A.   permitted if the performance does not require the obligor’s personal skill.
B.   permitted on sufficient notice by the obligor.
C.   permitted if special trust has been place in the obligor.
D.   prohibited.
Question #11
An obligee can legally refuse performance from a delegatee only if the duty delegated is one that cannot be delegated.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
Jim and Kiel agree that Jim will fix the refrigeration unit in Kiel’s Food Truck in exchange for payment of a debt that Jim owes to Lenders Bank. Under this contract, the intended beneficiary is
A.   Lenders Bank.
B.   Jim.
C.   any customer, client, or employee of Kiel’s Food Truck or Lenders Bank.
D.   Kiel’s Food Truck.
Question #13
An insurance policy cannot be assigned if the assignment will significantly alter the risks to, or the duties of, the insurer.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
An incidental third party beneficiary cannot sue to enforce the contract because the benefit is unintentional.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
The rights under an insurance policy can normally be assigned
A.   if the assignment significantly alters the duties of the insurer.
B.   if the assignment involves only a payment of benefits.
C.   under no circumstances.
D.   if the assignment significantly changes the risk to the insurer.
Question #16
Beck and Call enter into a contract under which Beck agrees to cater Call’s wedding. The contract expressly prohibits any transfer of rights without the assignee’s consent. Call may transfer the right to receive Beck’s services to Dion
A.   if Dion is also getting married.
B.   if Beck consents.
C.   if Call decides to use a different caterer.
D.   under no circumstances.
Question #17
Once the obligor receives proper notice, only performance to the assignee can discharge the obligor’s obligation.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
As a general rule, any duty can be delegated.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
Any beneficiary to a contract who is not deemed an intended beneficiary is an incidental beneficiary.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
On an assignment to a loan broker by an auto dealer of the payments due on an auto loan, the broker obtains only those rights that the dealer originally had.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #21
Harry assigns his rights under a contract with Irma to his college roommate, Jake. Neither Harry nor Jake notifies Irma of the assignment. The assignment
A.   will not be effective until notice is given to Irma.
B.   is invalid.
C.   will become effective after thirty days even if no notice is given to Irma.
D.   is effective immediately.
Question #22
Laminate LLC agrees to buy factory equipment from Metalwork Company on the seller’s misrepresentation that it meets certain specifications. Metalwork assigns the right to payment on the deal to Nations Credit Corporation. When the buyer discovers the fraud, the firm returns the equipment and cancels their contract. Laminate
A.   must reimburse Nations Credit for costs with respect to the assignment.
B.   must pay the entire contract price to Nations Credit.
C.   need not pay any of the contract price to Nations Credit.
D.   must pay a prorated amount of the contract price to Nations Credit.
Question #23
Expressly designating a third party as a beneficiary in a contract indicates that the beneficiary is intended.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #24
In most states, the assignment of ownership rights in real estate cannot be prohibited because that would be contrary to public policy.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #25
A debt collector who is delegated the right to payments on a student loan owes no obligation to the debtor arising under the original terms of the loan.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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