Rachel,a retailer,sends a preprinted purchase order offering to buy goods from Snidley Supply.Snidley acknowledges Rachel's offer with a preprinted acceptance form.The terms of the two forms do not mirror each other.To analyze whether an enforceable contract exists,one must first determine whether the new language in the acceptance is an additional term or a different term.

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The question is testing the principle of the Battle of the Forms. When a preprinted purchase order is sent and the seller responds with their own preprinted acceptance form that contains different terms, the question arises as to whether an enforceable contract exists. The answer is that it depends on whether the new language in the acceptance is an additional term (which can be included in the contract unless there is an objection) or a different term (which amounts to a counteroffer that must be accepted to form a contract). Therefore, determining whether the new language is an additional or different term is a crucial step in analyzing the existence of a contract.

Rachel,a Retailer,sends a Preprinted Purchase Order Offering to Buy Goods