Research Data Corporation sells access to its database of scientific research to users for a certain price per month. Research Data files a suit against its user Tom when, in violation of their contract, he stops making payments. Tom claims that the deal is unconscionable. The court will most likely consider
A) the geographic area of the relevant market.
B) the parties' relative bargaining power.
C) the quality of related services in the general market.
D) the relation of this deal to those of other users.

Question

Research Data Corporation sells access to its database of scientific research to users for a certain price per month. Research Data files a suit against its user Tom when, in violation of their contract, he stops making payments. Tom claims that the deal is unconscionable. The court will most likely consider​
A) ​the geographic area of the relevant market.
B) ​the parties' relative bargaining power.
C) ​the quality of related services in the general market.
D) ​the relation of this deal to those of other users.

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The court is likely to consider the relative bargaining power of the parties in determining whether the contract is unconscionable, as this is a key factor in determining whether one party was unfairly taken advantage of in the agreement. The other factors listed (geographic area of the relevant market, quality of related services, and relation of this deal to those of other users) are less relevant to the question of unconscionability.

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