The offer must be clear and unequivocal. The offer must be __________ without changes.

The offer must be clear and unequivocal. The offer must be __________ without changes.

• A. Accepted
• B. Rejected
• C. Countered
• D. Amended

Answer: (A)

Mutual assent through a mirror-image acceptance is what this item is testing. For an offer to become a binding contract, the offeree must accept it in a way that matches exactly the terms of the offer—an acceptance that is clear, unequivocal, and without any changes. If the offeree proposes changes or adds new terms, that response is treated as a counter-offer, not an acceptance, and it terminates the original offer. If the offer is rejected, it ends the possibility of forming a contract. Therefore, the word that completes the sentence is “accepted,” because only an acceptance without modifications creates the contract by aligning with the offer’s terms.

Mutual assent through a mirror-image acceptance is what this item is testing. For an offer to become a binding contract, the offeree must accept it in a way that matches exactly the terms of the offer—an acceptance that is clear, unequivocal, and without any changes. If the offeree proposes changes or adds new terms, that response is treated as a counter-offer, not an acceptance, and it terminates the original offer. If the offer is rejected, it ends the possibility of forming a contract. Therefore, the word that completes the sentence is “accepted,” because only an acceptance without modifications creates the contract by aligning with the offer’s terms.