Fact Pattern 10-3
Nano Corporation offers to sell a robotic device to Opal Assembly,Inc. ,but mistakenly transposes some of the digits in the price so that $15,400 appears in the offer as $14,500.Opal accepts the written offer.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 10-3.Nano's best defense against enforcement of the contract is that Opal knew
A)a bilateral mistake supports the cancellation of a contract.
B)a mistake of value supports the cancellation of a contract.
C)a unilateral mistake supports the cancellation of a contract.
D)the price was below the prices of comparable devices.

Question

Fact Pattern 10-3 
Nano Corporation offers to sell a robotic device to Opal Assembly,Inc. ,but mistakenly transposes some of the digits in the price so that $15,400 appears in the offer as $14,500.Opal accepts the written offer.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 10-3.Nano's best defense against enforcement of the contract is that Opal knew
A)a bilateral mistake supports the cancellation of a contract.
B)a mistake of value supports the cancellation of a contract.
C)a unilateral mistake supports the cancellation of a contract.
D)the price was below the prices of comparable devices.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If Opal knew that the price was below the prices of comparable devices, it suggests that Opal was aware of the mistake, which could support Nano's defense against enforcement of the contract due to a unilateral mistake.