Dick's Burgers n' Shakes enters into an oral contract with Restaurant Equipment Warehouse (REW) for REW's sale to Dick's of a single-spindle milkshake mixer for $300. Assuming the terms can be proved, the con?tract is enforceable by
A) the seller or the buyer.
B) the manufacturer of the mixer.
C) any third party with an interest in the deal, such as one of Dick's customers.
D) none of the choices.

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An oral contract is enforceable if its terms can be proved. In this case, Dick's Burgers n' Shakes and Restaurant Equipment Warehouse (REW) entered into an oral contract for the sale of a single-spindle milkshake mixer for $300. Both the seller (REW) and the buyer (Dick's Burgers n' Shakes) can enforce this contract if its terms can be proved. The manufacturer of the mixer and any third party with an interest in the deal, such as one of Dick's customers, are not parties to the contract and therefore cannot enforce it.

Dick's Burgers N' Shakes Enters into an Oral Contract with Restaurant