Percival wants to sell his old computer for R3000. Alexius, a sixteen-year-old boy, wants to buy it. He tells Percival that he is twenty-three years old and may therefore conclude the contract of sale without his parents’ assistance. Percival and Alexius agree that Alexius will pay a deposit and that he will pay the balance in instalments. Alexius’s parents reduce his pocket money and as a result Alexius is unable to pay the instalments as agreed.
Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT ?

Question

Percival wants to sell his old computer for R3000. Alexius, a sixteen-year-old boy, wants to buy it. He tells Percival that he is twenty-three years old and may therefore conclude the contract of sale without his parents’ assistance. Percival and Alexius agree that Alexius will pay a deposit and that he will pay the balance in instalments. Alexius’s parents reduce his pocket money and as a result Alexius is unable to pay the instalments as agreed. 
 Which  ONE  of the following statements is  CORRECT ?

Answer

Alexius is liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as he fraudulently posed as a major.

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Alexius is not liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as the contract is not enforceable against him as he is a minor.

Answer

Alexius is liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as he is an emancipated minor.

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Alexius is not liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as Percival should have ascertained the true facts before concluding the contract.

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