Exam L5M3 Topic 2 Question 92 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L5M3 exam
Question #: 92
Topic #: 2
Terry's Toys is a Toy Manufacturer who has an agreement to provide Toys to an online re-tailer. The retailer has ordered 500 toys from Terry and Terry has incurred costs of £3000 manufacturing the toys. Halfway through production the retailer calls Terry to cancel the order. Terry reads through the contract and sees a liquidated damages clause of £1000. What should Terry do?

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The correct answer is 4- Terry can do nothing and must pay the additional £2000 out of his own pocket. Liquidated damages are a pre-estimate of loss - they can't be changed by a court and you can't demand the buyer pays any higher than this if you actually lose more than is stated. This is one of the major disadvantages of having liquidated damages. Option 3 is a bad idea- the retailer has communicated that they do not want the toys so Terry is likely to only incur additional costs if he continues manufacturing them and delivers them. See p.106. There are lots of questions like this in the exam. Remember to think what the study guide would say- rather than what would happen in real life. Don't over complicate things.

by Ralap at Nov 06, 2025, 05:51 PM

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