Can you use the book Business Law and the Legal Environment Publisher: Saylor Academy Year Published: 2012 to answer the question? ------,--Flower Hughes, a 25 year-old-law student who also holds a graduate degree in business and accounting, recently inherited $500,000 from a rich uncle. To celebrate her good fortune, Hughes decided to have a few drinks at the Blue Goose Inn, a local tavern. Hughes arrived at noon and had several drinks during the course of the afternoon. Soon after her arrival (about 3 drinks later), she explained to Ron Zeller, the bartender and sole owner of the inn, that she wanted to invest her inheritance in some enterprise that would yield a high return. Zeller began telling her what a fine business he had in the Blue Goose, and how he was getting old and would like to sell it. He told Hughes that the net worth of the goose was $400,000 and that she could expect to make a $45,000 net profit each year. He admitted that he had only made $25,000 each year for the three years he had owned the place but assured Hughes that revitalization of the inner city and proposed construction would probably double or triple the tavern's profits in no time. The net worth of the Goose was really only $280,000. Zeller went to the backroom and produced a ledger book that he said contained his business records. The entries in the book had obviously been altered to reflect the figures he had quoted to Hughes. (He had altered them originally for tax and insurance purposes.) He was examining the book briefly and expressed some concern about the validity of the figures. Zeller replied "Sure there might be some mistakes. I'm not very good with figures." He added, "What good are figures anyway? A good businessman trusts his instincts above all else." Zeller then offered to sell Hughes the tavern for $340,000. Hughes smiled and said she would think it over. At about 5:00 PM, several of Hughes's friends joined her at the tavern. Hughes continued drinking until 1:00 AM, when Zeller leaned over the bar and said, "Tell you what, because you're such a nice kid, I'll sell you the whole place for $320,000. It's a real steal." Hughes who was intoxicated by this time could not hear Zeller over the noise in the tavern and asked him to write his statement down. Zeller then wrote his exact statement on one of the bar's napkins, which had "Blue Goose Inn" printed on it. It said "Ron Zeller offers to sell the Blue Goose Inn to Flower Hughes for $320,000." Hughes laughed and said, sure why not? It'll be a good time." The next day Hughes remembered the conversation and went to Zeller and said she hoped he was only joking around Zeller said that he was serious and intended to hold Hughes to the contract he also told Hughes that a customer who had been sitting next to Hughes at the bar was toying with his new digital recorder at the time. The customer had accidentally recorded the entire conversation, Zeller said, and was willing to send him the recording. He also named several other witnesses who heard the conversation and who would confirm the agreement if necessary. In your initial post, present an argument for Flower Hughes. Based on what you have learned about contracts so far, how can she support her position that no enforceable contract was made for the sale of the Blue Goose Inn. What defenses can she assert? In your 2 reply posts, critique the arguments presented by your colleagues and argue Ron Zeller's counter position that an enforceable contract was made. Are there any exceptions to the defenses that Flower Hughes could argue