Contracts
A seller counter-offers at a different price. The buyer does NOT accept. The status of the original offer is:
AStill valid and can be accepted by the seller at any time
BTerminated — the counteroffer acted as a rejection of the original offer✓ Correct
CSuspended until the buyer makes a new offer
DAutomatically accepted when the counteroffer expired
Explanation
A counteroffer is both a rejection of the original offer and a new offer. Once the seller counters, the original offer is extinguished and the seller cannot later go back and accept it.
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