1. If there is evidence that a word used in a contract has a particular trade usage, courts will

A. give it that meaning.

B. ask the contracting parties to remove that word from the contract.

C. ask the contracting parties to add it as a comment to the contract.

D. ask the contracting parties to add it to the nolo contendere section of the contract.

E. replace the word with its legal equivalent.

2. Jeff signs a contract agreeing to purchase a dishwasher. The printed terms in the contract state that there is no return policy, but the contract has additional typed terms that allow him to return the product within 15 days from the date of purchase. The contract also has handwritten terms that allow him to return the product within 30 days of purchase. Both parties have initialed the changes to the printed terms. Jeff would like to return the dishwasher 20 days after purchase. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this scenario?

A. Jeff cannot return the product after 15 days of purchase.

B. Jeff cannot return the dishwasher at all.

C. Jeff can return the dishwasher after 45 days of purchase.

D. Jeff can return the dishwasher after 20 days of purchase.

E. Jeff can return the product only after getting an obiter dictum from a court.