76) Jana finds a home priced at $180,000 that she would like to buy. She is concerned, however, about her ability to get a loan. Accordingly, she and the seller
76) Jana finds a home priced at $180,000 that she would like to buy. She is concerned, however, about her ability to get a loan. Accordingly, she and the seller reach agreement that Jana will buy the home if she can get a loan for $180,000 within 45 days. type of condition is this agreement? a. An express condition. b. A concurrent condition. c. A condition precedent. d. a and c. e. a, b, and c. 77) When an employee breaches a fixed-term employment contract by quitting before the end of the term, what can the employer recover as damages? a. All amounts already paid to the employee under the contract. b. Nothing, because courts do not order anyone to perform a job against his or her will. c. Only specific performance. d. Only amounts paid to the employee for which the employee has not yet done the work. e. The costs of hiring a replacement employee plus any increase in salary paid to the replacement employee. 78) The doctrine that places a duty on a non-breaching party to take reasonable steps to reduce damages is called: a. garnishment. b. mitigation. c. liquidation. d. avoidance. e. reciprocal duties. 79) Alice has a contract with a surgeon to have a medical procedure performed on July 17. The surgeon notifies Alice on July 5 that he is in the Bahamas and will be there until the end of August and will not be able to do the surgery. Which of the following is true at this point? a. Alice must give the surgeon 90 days in which to schedule the surgery after July 17. b. There will be no breach until July 17. c. If Alice contracts with another surgeon prior to July 17, and this second surgeon is aware of Alice’s original contract, the second surgeon has no obligation to perform. d. Alice must wait until July 17, and if the surgeon does not perform the procedure, then Alice can contract with another surgeon. e. Alice is free to contract with another surgeon. 80) A construction contractor entered into a contract to build a family room addition onto