An implied contract is formed when

An implied contract is formed when

• A. Parties sign a written agreement
• B. Actions of the parties indicate assent
• C. There is a formal court order
• D. There is no mutual consideration

Answer: (B)

Implied contracts arise from what people do, not what they say in writing or speech. When the conduct of the parties shows they intend to be bound, a contract is formed without a signed agreement. In practice, a patient who comes in for dental care, accepts treatment, and expects to pay for it demonstrates assent to the terms of the exchange by actions alone. The dentist provides services and the patient’s payment expectation (or payment after service) signals that both parties intend the agreement to be carried out. No explicit written or spoken promise is needed because the conduct itself expresses the deal. Signing a written agreement would be an express contract, not implied. A formal court order is not about forming a contract between patient and provider. And there is consideration—the value exchanged is the service provided by the dentist and the payment promised by the patient—so the idea that there is no mutual consideration does not fit implied contracts.

Implied contracts arise from what people do, not what they say in writing or speech. When the conduct of the parties shows they intend to be bound, a contract is formed without a signed agreement.

In practice, a patient who comes in for dental care, accepts treatment, and expects to pay for it demonstrates assent to the terms of the exchange by actions alone. The dentist provides services and the patient’s payment expectation (or payment after service) signals that both parties intend the agreement to be carried out. No explicit written or spoken promise is needed because the conduct itself expresses the deal.

Signing a written agreement would be an express contract, not implied. A formal court order is not about forming a contract between patient and provider. And there is consideration—the value exchanged is the service provided by the dentist and the payment promised by the patient—so the idea that there is no mutual consideration does not fit implied contracts.