Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

Exercise 10

At Business University, semester enrollment begins at midnight on April 1. Jasper asked his roommate, Alonso, to register him for an important required course as a favor. Alonso agreed to do so but then overslept. As a result, Jasper could not enroll in the required course he needed to graduate and had to stay in school for an additional semester. Is Alonso liable to Jasper
(a) No, because an agency agreement is invalid unless the agent receives payment.
(b) No, because Alonso was not grossly negligent.
(c) No, because the cost of the extra semester is unreasonably high.
(d) Yes, because Alonso disobeyed his instructions.