On Monday, Merlin buys a tablet for $500 from a Pads & Pods store. On Tuesday, he returns to the store and buys a GPS device for $200. On Wednesday, he downloads $100 worth of tunes from singsong.com. To be enforceable as a contract, a writing is required for the purchase of
A) the tunes, the GPS device, and the tablet.
B) the GPS device and the tablet only.
C) the tablet only.
D) the tunes only.

Question

On Monday, Merlin buys a tablet for $500 from a Pads & Pods store. On Tuesday, he returns to the store and buys a GPS device for $200. On Wednesday, he downloads $100 worth of tunes from singsong.com. To be enforceable as a contract, a writing is required for the purchase of
A) ​the tunes, the GPS device, and the tablet.
B) ​the GPS device and the tablet only.
C) ​the tablet only.
D) ​the tunes only.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A writing is required for the purchase of the tablet only because it exceeds $500, which is the threshold for the Statute of Frauds requiring a written contract for the sale of goods. The other purchases do not meet this threshold.

On Monday, Merlin Buys a Tablet for $500 from a Pads