The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 1IS
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Case summary: Firm E orders firm F to supply 150 desks for PCs. However, F delivered 150 printer stands in place of desks.
To find: The delivery of desks as acceptance or a counteroffer.
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Case summary: Firm E orders Firm F to supply 150 desks for PCs. However, F delivered 150 printer stands in place of desks.
To find: The outcome of the case if F had notified E about desk as accommodation.
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