Rachel Retailer sends a preprinted purchase order offering to buy goods from Snidley Supplier.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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This statement is true. The determination of whether the language in the acceptance form constitutes an additional or different term is important in determining whether there is a valid contract. If the terms do not match or are significantly different, it may be necessary to negotiate further or even reject the offer entirely.

Rachel Retailer Sends a Preprinted Purchase Order Offering to Buy