On January 5, the Rolland Corporation sent a letter offering to sell a new line of above-ground pools to Tibbets, the owner of Tibbets Leisure Center, at a considerably reduced introductory price. The letter stated that the offer would be good until January 20 . When Tibbets received the letter on January 10, he immediately sent a telegram of acceptance. However, because an employee of the
telegraph company lost the telegram, the telegram never reached the Rolland Corporation's office. Was a contract formed between the Rolland Corporation and the Tibbets Leisure Center?
a. Yes, on January 10; Tibbets used a commercially reasonable means of acceptance.
b. Yes, on January 20; Tibbets used a commercially reasonable means of acceptance.
c. No. Rolland Corporation had specified the method by which acceptance must be made.
d. No, a "firm offer" was not valid in this case.
A
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