If communication of an offer occurs after the act of acceptance:
A) a proper acceptance can take place
B) a delayed acceptance takes place
C) a proper acceptance did not take place
D) the offeror must behave as though a proper acceptance took place if the offeree insists
E) the court system will decided whether proper acceptance can take place after the fact

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For a contract to be formed, there must be a valid offer and acceptance. Acceptance is an unconditional agreement to the terms of the offer. If communication of an offer occurs after the act of acceptance, it means that the offeree has already agreed to something else, indicating that there was no proper acceptance of the original offer. Communication of an offer after the fact creates a counteroffer, which must be accepted to create a new contract. As a result, a proper acceptance did not take place.

If Communication of an Offer Occurs After the Act of Acceptance