Ann was offered a job that would pay $20 000,that would provide for 18 days of vacation after one year of employment,and that would begin one week after her graduation.She wrote back that she would accept the job,but that she would not begin until three weeks after graduation and needed at least 21 days of vacation after the first year of work.On these facts,which of the following is true?
A)There is no contract because an acceptance must be unconditional,and Ann's counter-offer has not been accepted.
B)There is a contract as soon as Ann drops her letter in the mailbox.
C)If Ann had not responded,there would have been a contract because silence is the standard form of acceptance.
D)Ann is still free to reconsider and take the original offer even after the prospective employer receives her letter.
E)Since Ann accepted the offer,there is a contract.

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Ann's response to the job offer with additional conditions (delayed start date and more vacation days) constitutes a counter-offer rather than an unconditional acceptance. According to contract law, an acceptance must mirror the terms of the offer exactly for a contract to be formed. Since Ann proposed different terms, there is no contract until the employer accepts her counter-offer.

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