Under the UCC,a contract is created when acceptance of the offer is ________.
A) when the offeree receives the acceptance
B) when the offeror receives the acceptance
C) when the offeror sends the acceptance
D) when the offeree sends the acceptance.
E) when the post office postmarks the acceptance

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Under the UCC, a contract is created when the offeree sends the acceptance. This is known as the mailbox rule, which holds that an acceptance is effective when it is dispatched, regardless of whether it is lost, delayed, or destroyed in transit. The offeror is bound by the acceptance as soon as it is sent by the offeree. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

Under the UCC,a Contract Is Created When Acceptance of the Offer