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Consider the facts in Question 8 but assume that the price was $350. Assume further that Benson wishes to avoid the contract based on the allegation that Carl befriended and tricked him into the purchase. Discuss.

Question 8

Carl, a salesperson for Smith, comes to Benson’s home and sells him a complete set of “gourmet cooking utensils” that are worth approximately $300. Benson, an eighty-year-old man who lives alone in a one-room efficiency apartment, signs a contract to buy the utensils for $1,450 plus a credit charge of $145 and to make payments in ten equal monthly installments. Three weeks after Carl leaves with the signed contract, Benson decides he cannot afford the cooking utensils and has no use for them. What can Benson do? Explain.