Question

Which of the following is true of an offer made in jest? Multiple Choice

A joke is always treated as serious offer, unless the person specifically states: “I’m joking.”

A joke is treated as a serious offer if the outward manifestation of intent would lead a reasonable person to believe it was intended as a serious offer.

A joke is never treated as a serious offer.

The court will look to a person’s secret or hidden intent to attempt to discern if a joke was an offer or not.

Even if an offer is clearly a joke, the words are treated as an offer.

Answer 1

B. A joke is treated as a serious offer if the outward manifestation of intent would lead a reasonable person to believe it was intended as a serious offer.

Usually a joke is not considered as serious offer. For example if A says to B that he will make him the CEO of Microsoft. A person who has common sense would understand this is a joke. But if the person A is Bill Gates itself, B has reasons to believe the statement would be serious. If Gates makes the joke in a believable manner, it would be considered as a serious offer.