IDB 102 – Introduction to business law

IDB 102 – Introduction to business law

Assessment 2- Case study

Value: 30 marks

Word Count: 1,800-2000

This assignment should be submitted on Friday, 25 September 2020

11.59pm (ACST)

Formatting guidelines:

• HEADER: First name and last name, IDB 102, Assessment #2
• FOOTER: Page number
• MARGINS: Top & Bottom 3.0cm and Left & Right 2.5cm
• PAGE SIZE: A4
• BODY TEXT:
  • Font: Arial
  • Size: 12pt
  • Alignment: Justified (both sides); but not for the reference list
• Line Spacing: 1.5
• Paragraph Spacing: 0pt ‘before’ and 12pt ‘after’
• FILE NAME: Last name_First name_Student #_IDB 102_Assessment # 2
• This assignment should be submitted to Learnline in Microsoft Word file type.
• Assignment submission will be acknowledged automatically on the Learnline site, on submission.
• Citations: The CDU Harvard referencing styles should be used.

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REQUIRED – write a solution to the case study:

The Lame Duck Restaurant owned by Johnny appoints a sales and marketing representative (Summer) to design and launch a new website. Summer is very bright and her design looks amazing. As the website is exceptional, Johnny decides to revamp the pricing system and put 15% mark-up on all food. Summer develops a beautiful design of the new pricing system and posts it online.

Two weeks later, after the prices are changed, Li books the wedding using the menu he found on one of the tables. Summer mistakenly accepts the booking, asking Abu from accounts to accept the deposit and finalise the invoice. Li calls, accepts the quoted price, pays the deposit and books the date for the wedding. The same day, Li sends out invitations to all her friends studying at CDU. The day before the banquet, the error in the quotation is discovered. Johnny gets involved, calls the customer and says that the Lame Duck Restaurant cannot host the wedding (because the quotation was made in error). However, Li insists that ‘we have a contract’ and says that under the law the Lame Duck Restaurant must deliver.

1. Advise Johnny, whether the contract exists. (10 marks)
2. Was there a mistake? If yes, what kind of mistake? (10 marks)
3. Explain what will happen if the Lame Duck Restaurant is obliged to provide the premises for the wedding but refuses to do so. (10 marks)