Dona offers to sell her used sofa, chair, coffee table, end table, and lamp to Erma for $700. Erma responds that she will pay that price if Dona's TV set is included. Neither party is a merchant. Their contract is formed according to
A) the new terms of the acceptance.
B) whatever is reasonable.
C) the terms of the original offer.
D) none of the terms.

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Erma's response is not a clear acceptance, but rather a counteroffer that adds a new term (the inclusion of the TV set). According to the mirror image rule, an acceptance must match the terms of the original offer without any changes or additions. Therefore, Dona's offer with the original terms still stands, and Erma has the option to either accept it or make a different counteroffer.

Dona Offers to Sell Her Used Sofa, Chair, Coffee Table