Alan Has Placed an Advertisement for His Beatles Records in a Local

question 22

Multiple Choice

Alan has placed an advertisement for his Beatles records in a local paper. Ben sees the advertisement and sends Alan an e-mail offering £35 for the records. In which of the following scenarios has Ben's offer not been validly accepted?

• A) Alan, reading his e-mail and without replying to it, immediately sends the records by mail to Ben.
• B) Alan meets Clarissa, Ben's sister, at the local supermarket and tells her he accepts Ben's offer. Clarissa promises Alan to tell Ben the following day when they meet for lunch. When Alan returns home from the supermarket, he sees an e-mail from Ben revoking his offer.
• C) Alan immediately posts a letter to Ben telling him his offer has been accepted and that he can come pick up the records. When the letterbox is emptied, the postman accidentally drops Alan's letter, it falls into the sewer and is lost forever.
• D) All of the options given are correct.

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