Interpretation Self-Quiz
David has been playing the
harp for the Boston symphony orchestra for twenty years. David is coming
to the end of a two year contract he has with the orchestra and is preparing
to begin negotiations on another contract. His current contract pays him
$30,000 per year and he is hoping for a $50,000 per year raise. The day
before he is supposed to meet with the director of the symphony, David
receives an offer to play with the New York Philharmonic for $500,000
per year. During his talks with the symphony director, David says “I
have been offered a $500,000 per year job with the philharmonic. I have
to take it unless you can match the offer. Is there any way you can match
it because I’d really like to stay in Boston.” The director
responds by saying, “Don’t worry, David. We’ll do what
we need to do to keep you happy.” David tells the Philharmonic that
he will not be accepting their offer. Two weeks later, the symphony offers
David a $310,000 contract and tells him that if he does not accept immediately,
they will not allow him to continue playing for the symphony. David sues
the symphony for breach of contract. David will probably:
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David is a world renowned
harpist who performs all over the world. David is hired by the Tri-State
Classical Music organization to give a New Years Eve performance at the
Metro Theater. On New Years Eve, David arrives at the Metro Theater in
midtown Manhattan and begins to prepare for the show. Meanwhile, the concert
organizers and fifteen hundred classical music lovers are waiting for
David at the Metro Theater across the river in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Because of the confusion, the performance has to be canceled and Tri-State
files suit against David the next day. Tri-State argues that when they
made the arrangements with David, they assumed he understood that the
show was to take place in the Metro Theater in New Jersey. David claimed
that he thought the show was to take place in the Metro Theater in New
York. Tri-State will win this case:
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