Joe finds a dog wandering in his yard and he lets it into the house.A day later he sees an advert on a tree stating that the owner of the dog will pay $100 to anyone who finds and returns the dog to the local SPCA office.Joe takes the dog to the local SPCA office.Which of the following is TRUE?
A)Joe did not communicate his acceptance of the offer to the SPCA and so no contract arose.
B)The kind of advert that is placed on the tree cannot give rise to a contract.
C)When Joe takes the dog to the SPCA,he makes the offer and if the SPCA accepts the offer,they are obliged to pay him.
D)The advert on the tree is an invitation to do business and cannot give rise to a contract.
E)Joe will be entitled to the reward because his performance of the obligation in response to the offer is all that is needed in a unilateral contract.

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When Joe finds the dog and sees the advert offering a reward, he is accepting the offer by performing the requested obligation of finding and returning the dog. This creates a unilateral contract where Joe is entitled to the reward upon completion of the task. Taking the dog to the SPCA is the completion of the task, therefore Joe is entitled to the reward. The fact that he did not communicate his acceptance to the SPCA is not relevant as the offer was made directly to the public, and it was accepted through performance of the task.

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