Ethel's Exercise World plans to order three weight machines from Pete's Push,Pedal,and Pull,Inc.for a total of $15,000.Pete's demands that Ethel's friend,Moneybags,a wealthy independent businesswoman (not connected with Ethel's business in any way)promise to pay Pete's for the three machines if Ethel's Exercise World does not.Which of the promises in this problem must be in writing to be enforceable?
A)The promise made by Ethel's Exercise World to buy the weight machines.
B)Moneybag's promise to pay if Ethel's Exercise World doesn't.
C)Both Moneybag's promise and Ethel's Exercise World's promise.
D)None of the promises in this problem need to be in writing.

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Moneybag's promise to pay for the weight machines is a contract to answer for the debt of another (Ethel's Exercise World) and must be in writing to be enforceable under the Statute of Frauds. Ethel's Exercise World's promise to buy the weight machines is not enforceable under the Statute of Frauds because it is for goods, not services, and therefore does not require a writing.

Ethel's Exercise World Plans to Order Three Weight Machines from Pete's