On August 15th,Claude agrees to a consulting job for Irvin Plastics Co.for 10 months.The job is scheduled to begin on October 1st.Under the statute of frauds:
A)the contract is not required to be in writing as the consulting job is for less than a year..
B)the contract is required to be in writing to be enforceable because of the one-year rule.
C)the parole evidence rule renders the contract voidable.
D)the lack of a writing renders the contract void.

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The statute of frauds requires written evidence for contracts that last for a term of more than one year. As Claude's consulting job is expected to last for 10 months, it falls short of the one-year rule. However, the contract is scheduled to begin on October 1st, meaning that it will extend into the second year. Therefore, the contract is required to be in writing to be enforceable.

On August 15th,Claude Agrees to a Consulting Job for Irvin