COURSE CODE: BAWB1014 COURSE TITLE: Business Law

1. Ben said to Gwen, "If you go to the stage and do the chicken dance in front of everybody, I will give you RM200." Gwen said nothing, but she went to the stage and did the dance. Is there a contract between Ben and Gwen?

a. There is no contract because there is no consideration given by Gwen to Ben

b. There is no contract because Ben is only making an invitation to treat

c. There is a contract when Gwen went up to the stage

d. There is a contract when Gwen went up to the stage and complete the dance

2. A company promises to give an RM1000 Chinese New Year angpow to all its employees but fails to pay them. Can the employees sue for breach of contract?

a. No, the promise is made orally therefore there is no binding contract

b. No, there is no consideration given by the employees for the RM100 ang pow

c. Yes, promises made between employer-employee are always treated as binding

d. Yes, the company has the legal duty to take care of the employees' welfare

3. Lim made a phone call to order 10 kgs of oil from Jon who trades in various kind of cooking oil. Lim has never deal with Jon before and this is his first order. Has a valid offer been made?

a. No, Lim's offer lacks certainty

b. No, Lim's offer was made orally, thus not valid

c. Yes, Lim's offer is definite and communicated

d. Yes, Lim is serious about ordering the oil

4. InPharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists Ltd [1952] 2 QB 795,when was a contract of sale considered completed?

a. When a customer takes the item from the shelf.

b. At the time of paying at the cash desk under the supervision of the registered pharmacist.

c. When the item is placed on the shelf for sale by the pharmacist

d. At the time when the customer puts the item into the shopping basket