Arnold who worked for the Clean Corporation sold vacuum cleaners house to house. He called on Anna, a single mother on welfare with five children. Convinced by Arnold's sales presentation Anna signed a sales contract to purchase a vacuum cleaner. While the contract stated the price of $600 payable in weekly installments, there were hidden charges (fine print) covering insurance and a service
contract for one year bringing the total to $900 . After paying in $300, a neighbor pointed out the hidden charges to Anna who then stopped payments at the suggestion of Legal Aid under the theory of
a. fraud.
b. duress.
c. misrepresentation.
d. unconscionability.
D
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