Question

Haley sent an offer to Blake on a sale of some workout machine but Blake sent back an added interest rate for any unpaid money to the contract. These terms could become apart of the contract expect for 3 exceptions.

What are the 3 exceptions?

Answer 1

Blake's counter-offer with an added interest rate on unpaid money would not become part of the contract if the original offer limits acceptance to its terms, the new terms materially alter the contract, or the offeror promptly objects to the added terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Haley sent an offer to Blake regarding the sale of a workout machine, this initiated a contract proposal. Blake responded with a counter-offer, which included an added interest rate for any unpaid money. In contract law, an acceptance must mirror the terms of the offer for a legally enforceable agreement to be formed. However, there are three exceptions where terms added in a counter-offer might not be part of the contract:

• The original offer expressly limits acceptance to the terms of the offer.
• The new terms materially alter the contract.
• The offeror promptly objects to the added terms.

If any of these exceptions apply, the additional terms proposed by Blake—specifically the interest rate on unpaid money—would not automatically become part of the contract between Haley and Blake. Instead, these terms might require further negotiation or could be outright rejected, depending on the circumstances and the actions of the offeror.