Consent in a contract requires which of the following?

• A. An offer by one person with acceptance by another
• B. A contract for service must be legal
• C. The parties are in the same town
• D. The agreement must be notarized

Answer: (A)

Consent in a contract comes from mutual agreement created when one party makes a clear offer and the other party accepts that offer exactly. An offer sets out specific terms and an intention to be bound, and acceptance shows that the other person agrees to those terms as stated. When acceptance occurs, there is mutual assent, which is the essential bee of consent in forming a contract, assuming other requirements like capacity and legality are also present. The other statements don’t directly establish consent: legality concerns enforceability, being in the same town has no bearing on agreement, and notarization is a formality, not a requirement for forming consent.