Contracts
A Rhode Island buyer submits a purchase offer. The seller changes one term and signs the changed document. This is legally a:
ABinding acceptance of the original offer
BCounteroffer that rejects the original offer and requires acceptance by the buyer✓ Correct
CRatification of the original offer
DBreach of the implied duty of good faith
Explanation
When a seller changes any term of the offer and returns it signed, they have made a counteroffer—the original offer is rejected and the buyer must now accept, reject, or counter the new terms.
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