Business Law
Amy, a 20-year-old college student, went to High Note, a large store
specializin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in electronics, to buy a home theater setup- The salesman told
her that she could rent to own the Alpo Theater Model XL2 if she made lease
payments of a mere $25 a week for 100 weeks and a fin" rel="nofollow">inal payment of $500-
Without shoppin" rel="nofollow">ing at any other store, Amy signed the contract to “rent to
own" the Alpo theater under the terms discussed above- The next week she
was win" rel="nofollow">indow shoppin" rel="nofollow">ing at another electronics store and saw the same theater
for $1,000- She then tried to cancel her contract with High Note, but High
Note refused- Amy alleges that the contract is unconscionable because it calls
for a sales price several times greater than the prevailin" rel="nofollow">ing market price of the
Alpo XL2-
Write an essay that addresses the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions:
Discuss whether this contract is likely to be considered
unconscionable-
Will Amy's station as a college student impact the outcome of this
case?
What are the laws in" rel="nofollow">involvin" rel="nofollow">ing sales contracts and rights of the buyer?
This case will be decided on legal grounds, but would the outcome be
different if ethical considerations came in" rel="nofollow">into play?