Contracts
A Washington buyer's offer includes a personal property list (refrigerator, washer, dryer). The seller accepts the offer but crosses off the dryer from the personal property list. This is:
AA valid acceptance of the original offer
BA counteroffer because the seller changed a material term✓ Correct
CAn invalid acceptance because the seller cannot modify the offer
DA partial acceptance binding the buyer on all terms except the dryer
Explanation
The seller cannot accept an offer and simultaneously change its terms. Crossing off the dryer and signing constitutes a counteroffer — it rejects the original offer and proposes new terms. The buyer then decides whether to accept the counteroffer.
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