Miranda Airways,a commercial air carrier,has a contract with Wurtherton,Inc.,an airplane manufacturer,to purchase a new plane.Due to a sudden shortage of cash,Miranda Airways goes to MetrosBank.MetrosBank issues a document to Wurtherton that if Miranda does not pay for the transaction,MetrosBank would.Wurtherton considers the offer,and then sends an acceptance with additional terms.The additional terms stipulates that Miranda Airways could have the new airplane for a period of 10 years,and then return it to Wurtherton.Miranda Airways agrees to the acceptance,and Wurtherton hands the new airplane over to them.What UCC rule was applied when Miranda Airways agreed to the additional terms acceptance provided by Wurtherton?

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The additional terms proposed by Wurtherton create a situation governed by the battle of the forms rule, which applies when two parties use documents (such as purchase orders or invoices) with different terms and try to form a contract. In this situation, additional or different terms proposed by one party may become part of the contract if they do not materially alter it, but this is subject to certain conditions. The UCC has specific provisions to deal with the battle of the forms rule, which include determining which terms are part of the contract, and whether the parties have agreed to them. In this case, Miranda Airways agreed to the additional terms proposed by Wurtherton, so they are part of the contract.

Miranda Airways,a Commercial Air Carrier,has a Contract with Wurtherton,Inc