Barbara,a wealthy widow,promises the pastor of her church that she will donate $30,000 to the church to help pay off its mortgage if the stewardship committee can obtain enough pledges for the balance of the $60,000 mortgage.Other pledges are obtained to pay off the mortgage,but now Barbara has changed her mind and plans to take an around-the-world cruise instead.In this case:
A) Barbara's promise to pay $30,000 is enforceable because it was a promise made to satisfy a preexisting moral obligation.
B) the promise to pay $30,000 is a promise to give a gift and is therefore not enforceable.
C) under the Restatement of Contracts, Barbara's promise is enforceable.
D) Two of the above, (a) and (c) .
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