Termination of Offers

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How Can Offers Be Ended?

Revocation by the Offerer–Before the offer is accepted by the

offeree–Revocation-right to withdraw an offer

before it is accepted

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How Can Offers Be Ended?

Time Stated in the Offer ExpiresReasonable Length of TimeRejection by the OffereeCounterofferDeath or Insanity of Either the Offerer or

OffereeDestruction of the Specific Subject Matter

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How Can an Offer Be Kept Open?

Options– Offeree gives the offerer something of value in

return for a promise to keep the offer open– Offer may not be withdrawn during the period of

the option

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How Can an Offer Be Kept Open?

Firm Offers– Term stating how long the offer is to stay open– Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) makes firm

offers binding for the time stated, but not more than three months.

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Assignments

1. Read and Analyze Case Studies in Class: Practice analyzing cases to determine key concepts and outcomes.

2. Creating Cases: Split the class into teams with two members. Each team must write two case studies similar to the cases in assignment #1. Each case must include pertinent details about offer, acceptance, and possible termination of offer. The cases will be exchanged in class to review key concepts. Each team must supply answer keys for their case studies to the teacher

Independent Practice Assignments

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