Contracts
A buyer makes an offer on a property and the seller responds with different terms. This seller response is best described as:
AAn acceptance with conditions
BA counteroffer that terminates the original offer✓ Correct
CA binding contract pending buyer agreement
DA conditional acceptance binding on both parties
Explanation
When a seller changes the terms of an offer, the seller's response is a counteroffer, which simultaneously rejects the original offer and proposes new terms. The original offer is terminated and the buyer now decides whether to accept the counteroffer.
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