Contracts
A Rhode Island seller who accepts a buyer's offer but then changes certain terms before returning the acceptance has made a:
AConditional acceptance
BCounteroffer✓ Correct
CRejection
DBinding amendment
Explanation
When a seller accepts an offer but changes any terms (price, closing date, contingencies, etc.) before returning it, the changed response is legally a counteroffer, which voids the original offer.
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