Jen is in charge of her child's school picnic and calls Uptown Bakery only to get their answering machine. She leaves the following message, "Hi, this it Jen and I am in kind of a difficult situation. A parent backed out for baking 200 zebra cupcakes for our school picnic tomorrow. I know this is last minute, but would you be able to help out?" The next day, Uptown Bakery shows up to the school with 200 zebra cupcakes. According to the UCC would this be an agreement?

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Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), an offer can be accepted either by a promise to perform or by the actual performance itself. In this case, Uptown Bakery accepted Jen's offer by performing the requested action, which was baking and delivering the 200 zebra cupcakes.

Jen Is in Charge of Her Child's School Picnic and Calls