Alice offers to sell her car to Barry for $500, and Barry accepts. Alice's car has a market value of $1000, but this fact is unknown to Alice. The contract is enforceable. True False
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The contract involves Alice selling her car to Barry for $500, a price significantly below the market value of $1000. Crucially, Alice was unaware of the car's true market value. Show more…
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