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Practice question: Consensuality

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A seller offers a specified item for PHP20,000. The buyer replies, “I accept only if the price is PHP15,000.” No further assent occurs. Did this reply perfect the original offer?
  1. Yes, every use of “accept” is absolute
  2. Yes, a buyer may unilaterally change the price
  3. Yes, if the reply is polite
  4. No, the price qualification is a counter-offer
  5. Yes, because all negotiations are contracts

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Article 1319: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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