Milner Developers proposed an offer to Henry Wright,an independent contractor,offering to hire him for their next project.They offered him a certain rate and specified the contract details along with describing the stipulated mode of acceptance but received no response.Wright responded to the offer after a delay of two months with a quote for a higher amount than that mentioned by Milner Developers.Do the two parties have a binding contract?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Attempts by offerees to change the terms of the offer or to add new terms to it are treated as counteroffers,and not acceptance,because they imply an intent by the offeree to reject the offer instead of being bound by its terms.

Milner Developers Proposed an Offer to Henry Wright,an Independent Contractor,offering