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Under the UCC, if a purported acceptance to an offer contains additional terms:

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Question

Under the UCC, if a purported acceptance to an offer contains additional terms:

It is treated as a rejection and counteroffer.

If both parties are merchants, there is a contract and the additional terms may or may not become part of the contract.

If neither party is a merchant, there is no contract.

It is treated as a counteroffer, but it does not reject the original offer.

It is treated as a rejection and counteroffer.

If both parties are merchants, there is a contract and the additional terms may or may not become part of the contract.

If neither party is a merchant, there is no contract.

It is treated as a counteroffer, but it does not reject the original offer.

Explanation / Answer

Under the UCC, if a purported acceptance to an offer contains additional terms:

It is treated as a rejection and counteroffer.

If both parties are merchants, there is a contract and the additional terms may or may not become part of the contract.

If neither party is a merchant, there is no contract.

It is treated as a counteroffer, but it does not reject the original offer.

It is treated as a rejection and counteroffer.

If both parties are merchants, there is a contract and the additional terms may or may not become part of the contract.

If neither party is a merchant, there is no contract.

It is treated as a counteroffer, but it does not reject the original offer.