On June 1,Fred sends Wilma an e-mail offering to build her a new garage for $20,000.In his e-mail,Fred wrote,"acceptance by certified mail is advisable." On June 2 at 8 am,Fred sends Wilma a certified letter attempting to revoke the offer.At 2 pm the same day,Wilma mails Fred a letter via certified mail attempting to accept his offer.Under these circumstances:

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In the above case,Wilma's acceptance is effective upon dispatch.Fred's e-mail offer said: "acceptance by certified mail is advisable".So,the parties have a contract because Fred expressly authorized acceptance by mail.Therefore,Wilma's mailed acceptance would be effective when dispatched.Fred's revocation would be ineffective,since it was not actually received (as revocations must be)before the contract was created.

On June 1,Fred Sends Wilma an E-Mail Offering to Build