Digital Enterprise, Inc., promises to pay its employees a year-end bonus "if profits continue to be high and management agrees at the time." This is

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The promise of Digital Enterprise to pay its employees a year-end bonus is an illusory promise because it does not bind the employer to perform. The promise is conditional upon two events: (1) profits continuing to be high, and (2) management agreeing to the payment of the bonus at the time. There is no obligation on the part of the employer to pay the bonus, regardless of whether these conditions are fulfilled.