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Practice question: Earnest Money

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A perfected sale fixes the price at P600,000, and the buyer pays P60,000 as earnest money under Article 1482. No other adjustment is involved. What balance remains?
  1. P600,000
  2. P540,000
  3. P660,000
  4. Nothing
  5. P60,000

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 1475, 1477 and 1482: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Chavez v. Spouses Gopez, GR 242366, February 26, 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_242366_2025.html

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