Sage offers to pay Allison $450 if Allison will paint her apartment while she is out of town on vacation for two weeks.Allison makes no promise but tells Sage that she will think about it.While Sage is out of town,Allison paints the apartment.This is best described as a(n):
A) unilateral contract.
B) quasi contract.
C) implied in fact contract.
D) bilateral contract.

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This is a unilateral contract because Sage's offer, which Allison accepted by performing the requested act (painting the apartment), required only a performance in return, not a promise to perform. In a unilateral contract, the offeror promises something in return for the offeree's performance, and the contract is formed when the offeree completes the performance.

Sage Offers to Pay Allison $450 If Allison Will Paint