Question: The office manager for a solo practitioner signed a contract with the Copico Company for the lease, maintenance, and repair of a photocopier. The contract
The office manager for a solo practitioner signed a contract with the Copico Company for the lease, maintenance, and repair of a photocopier. The contract is for a two-year term, which automatically renews for another two-year term at the end each term. There is a penalty if the medical practice terminates the contract before the end of its current term. The penalty equals the amount of the monthly lease for the rest of the current term. The photocopier has not worked in three weeks. The office manager has called Copico 14 times, and has been told 14 times that they are sending someone out the next day. Is Copico in breach of the contract? a. Yes, because the two-year term has not expired. b. No, because by Copico furnishing the copier, it has performed a material part of the contract. c. Yes, because by Copico not sending someone out to repair the photocopier, Copico has not performed a material part of the contract. d. No, because the two-year term has not expired
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