If an offer asks for acceptance by mail and the offeree faxes his acceptance:
A) there is no contract,and the offer is revoked.
B) there is a contract if the acceptance is actually received within the time the authorized means would have arrived.
C) the acceptance is merely a counteroffer.
D) there is a contract,but only if the offeree calls the offeror and gets permission to fax the acceptance.

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The general rule is that if an offer specifies a certain means of acceptance (such as mail) then that is the only way that acceptance is valid. However, if the offeree sends acceptance through an unauthorized means (such as fax), but the acceptance is actually received within the time that the authorized means would have arrived, then there is a valid contract. Therefore, option (B) is the correct answer.

If an Offer Asks for Acceptance by Mail and the Offeree