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The questions for A8 were last updated on Jul 22, 2026.

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Question No. 1

Which of the following would normally be regarded as the legal purpose of a written contract?

AIt provides a record of an agreement made at a meeting

BIt ensures that a written record of an agreement is made

CIt ensures that a supplier knows what is required by the buyer

DIt defines the obligations of both buyer and seller

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Correct Answer: C

Question No. 2

Which of the following best describes damages as awarded by a court of law?

AA sum of money awarded to the injured party that gives them extra profit to compensate for the time lost during the dispute

BAn order by the court that the defendant should pay back to the injured party any money that they might already have paid

CAn order by the court that the defendant must complete the contract free of charge

DA sum of money awarded by the court to compensate the injured party by putting them in the financial position they were in before any dispute arose.

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Correct Answer: A

Question No. 3

Which of the following is generally regarded as a drawback of cost-reimbursable pricing?

AThe price, once agreed, cannot be changed unless as a result of negotiation between buyer and supplier

BThe final price paid depends on monitoring indices which are not always readily available

CThe price paid depends on being able to forecast the resources required to fulfil the contract at its outset

DThe supplier may be in no rush to complete the contract because the longer they take, the more they get paid.

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Correct Answer: A

Question No. 4

Which of the following best describes an 'innominate term' in a contract?

AA term that is either a warranty or a condition, to be decided by the court in the event of a dispute

BA vital term going to the root of a contract whose breach entitles the innocent party to terminate the contract and/or claim damages

CA term that is subsidiary to the main purpose of the contract whose breach entitles the innocent party only to claim damages

DA term that is extra to the usual terms of contract used by either the buyer or the seller for a specific purpose in the contract.

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Correct Answer: B

Question No. 5

Which of the following best describes the nature of risks as applied to 'contract management'?

AThe possibility that the goods being supplied might be dangerous in some way

BThe question of when ownership of the goods actually changes hands from seller to buyer

CThe foreseeing of things that could possibly go wrong with the performance of the contract

DThe possibility that the goods being supplied might have to travel through unstable or war-torn parts of the world.

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Correct Answer: C

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