PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTION: QUESTION

Seema places an advert in her local shop window,

'Five goblets for sale: each RM10. Available only to the first five people who pay me this amount by Saturday 1st May'.

a.Ali sends Seema RM10 in the post on Tuesday 27th April and says he will collect one goblet on Monday 3rdMay.The letter gets lost in the post. Advise Ali if he has a contract with Seema and whether he can collect the gobleton the 3rd ofMay.

b. In the morning of Thursday 29th April Chong telephones Seema and asks if he can buy two goblets for RM15. Seema says she needs time to think about this and Chong tells her to let him know by Saturday at 10am. On Thursday evening Seema calls Chong and leaves a message on his answering machine saying, 'I agree you can have two goblets for RM15.' Chong does not hear the message until Sunday morning. Advise Chong if he has a contract.

c. Being disappointed by the response to the advert, Seema decides to place the remaining three goblets in an auction on Friday 30th April. Seema places a note in her shop window stating that the goblets are no longer for sale and that they are going to auction. Discuss Seema's action.

d.Having seen the advert, Diego arrives at Seema's house on Saturday morning with RM10 and is very annoyed to see a note on Seema's shop window which states;

" All goblets have been sold".

He planned to give a goblet to his mother as a present. Advise Seema if she has a contract with Diego.

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