bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 12, Problem 1RE
Summary Introduction

Case summary: A person D wanted a custom-built recording studio in his home. He asked local contractors for bid submission. The lowest bid was of the person A. They both discussed the type and quality of the material to be used. The person D asksfor a better quality of material within the bid price. They also discussed the starting date for the construction work. Two weeks later, person D changed his mind to carry out the plan and person A filed a suit in response.

To explain: Whether the bid of the person A met with the offer’s requirements.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

In this particular case, there is no offer because the terms of the offer have to be reasonably fixed or definite so that they are clear to both the parties. A bid can be also called an offer, if all the essentials of the offer are met. But in the given case, the price, materials, and the starting date of the probable contract are not clearly mentioned. So, this case cannot fall under the purview of an offer as all the requirements of the offer are not fulfilled.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
Please solve this question
Your father is 50 years old and will retire in 10 years. He expects to live for 25 years after he retires, until he is 85. He wants a fixed retirement income that has the same purchasing power at the time he retires as $45,000 has today. (The real value of his retirement income will decline annually after he retires.) His retirement income will begin the day he retires, 10 years from today, at which time he will receive 24 additional annual payments. Annual inflation is expected to be 5%. He currently has $180,000 saved, and he expects to earn 8% annually on his savings. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below.                                                                                                       Required annuity payments               Retirement income today $45,000     Years to retirement 10     Years of retirement 25     Inflation rate 5.00%…
Provide answer general accounting question
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Business
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, subject and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
BUSN 11 Introduction to Business Student Edition
Business
ISBN:9781337407137
Author:Kelly
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Essentials of Business Communication (MindTap Cou...
Business
ISBN:9781337386494
Author:Mary Ellen Guffey, Dana Loewy
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems (14th Edition)
Business
ISBN:9780134474021
Author:Marshall B. Romney, Paul J. Steinbart
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Introduction to Business
Business
ISBN:9781947172548
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax College
Text book image
International Business: Competing in the Global M...
Business
ISBN:9781259929441
Author:Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Bcom
Business
ISBN:9780357026595
Author:LEHMAN, Carol M.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,