?A body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts and not attributable to a legislature is known as _____ law.

A. ?civil
B. ?national 
C. ?common
D. ?statutory


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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?Seller sold Buyer a $300 refrigerator for $900 on credit. By the time Buyer would have paid for the refrigerator, Buyer would have paid $1,200. The transaction including the written contract was all in English and the Buyer only spoke and understood Mandarin. Buyer paid $400 and then sought to have the payment clause in the contract declared unconscionable.

A. ?Under UCC § 2-302(1), the court upon finding the clause unconscionable could permit Buyer to disaffirm the contract. B. ?Under UCC § 2-302(1), the court upon finding the clause unconscionable could reform the payment clause to read $400. C. ?Under UCC § 2-302(1), the court upon finding the clause unconscionable could order Seller to replace the refrigerator with a more expensive model. D. ?Under UCC § 2-302(1), the court upon finding the clause unconscionable could reform the payment clause to read $400 and order Seller to pay Buyer twice the contract price as a penalty.

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