Red Stripe Beer Ltd

Multiple Choice

Red Stripe Beer Ltd., located in Kingston, Jamaica enters into a sales contract to sell beer to the Manitoba Liquor Board. The contract states the beer will be sold for a price of $4 per 12-bottle case plus transportation and delivery costs. The Manitoba Liquor Board receives 200 cases and an invoice for $800. It writes a cheque for JMD$800 (approximately CDN$400) . Red Stripe replied saying the $4 price is in Canadian currency, not Jamaican currency. When a contract does not specify the currency but only contains the $ symbol, the contract

A) contains a common mistake.
B) contains a mutual mistake.
C) contains a unilateral mistake.
D) contains an innocent misrepresentation.
E) contains a fraudulent misrepresentation.