David is selling his house and Barbera would like to buy it. David is expecting to get £100,000 for his house. Barbera offers £80,000 and David asks Barbera if she'll pay £90,000 instead. Barbera says no. After a week David hasn't had any other offers so would like to accept Bar-bera's offer. Can he do this?
- yes- Barbera's offer is still valid as it didn't come with a time clause attached
- yes- Barbera's offer is the best he will receive
- no - David's counter offer rescinded Barbera's offer
- no- he waited too long and Barbera's offer has expired
Answer(s): C
Explanation:
"No - David's counter offer rescinded Barbera's offer" is the correct answer. Remember: "once a counter offer is made, the original offer is viewed as rejected" - p.6 of the study guide.
What this means is when David goes back to Barbera about the £80,000 - he is now the offeror - and Barbera has the option to reject this. David is no longer in a position to accept or reject - Barbera is.
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