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MAY 1: The following text exchange occurred: Carrie to…

MAY 1: The following text exchange occurred: Carrie to Ralph: Hey Ralph! I’m leaving on a two-week vacation. While I’m gone, you can paint my house if you want. I’ll pay you $5,000. I’m sure some of the current paint will need scraping off first. Ralph to Carrie: Thanks for thinking of me! Not sure $5K is enough though. Carrie to Ralph: Well, let me know… or decide while I’m gone. If you decide later, just go ahead and do it. Carrie didn’t get a response from Ralph (by text or any other means) before she left on vacation. MAY 5: Ralph went to Carrie’s house and spent six hours scraping paint. Ralph realized the job would be much more work than he expected and that he would need to be paid more than $5,000 for the work. Ralph stopped working on Carrie’s job and left. MAY 6: Ralph was offered a different job that would take a month to complete and would pay him much more than Carrie’s job. Ralph texted Carrie: Sorry, can’t do your paint job. But again, thanks for thinking of me. Hope you’re having a great vacation. Carrie received and read Ralph’s text. MAY 15: Carrie returned home. Carrie discovered that she could not hire anyone else to paint her house for less than $8,500. Carrie demanded that Ralph finish the work. Ralph refused. Carrie hired another company to paint her house for $8,500. Carrie sued Ralph for the additional $3,500 that the full painting job cost her. QUESTIONS: Part A:  Explain Carrie’s best argument in support of her claim that a contract WAS formed between her and Ralph. Part B:  Explain Ralph’s best argument in support of his claim that a contract WAS NOT formed between him and Carrie. READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ANSWERING THIS ESSAY QUESTION: Make it clear when you are answering Part A and when you are answering Part B. Please do not repeat the question in your answers. HINT: This question is designed to test your knowledge of unilateral vs. bilateral contracts.