On May 1, Ida makes a written offer to Miranda for the sale of Ida's car. On May 2, Ida mails Miranda a letter revoking the offer. On May 3, Ida telephones Miranda to tell her that she is revoking the offer. On May 4, Miranda learns that Ida has sold the car to Chris. On May 5, Ida's letter finally gets to Miranda. Ida's offer terminated on:

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Generally, an offer can be revoked in any reasonable manner, including by mail or telephone. However, the revocation must be communicated to the offeree before acceptance. In this case, Ida mailed a letter revoking the offer on May 2, but Miranda had not received the letter yet. So, the revocation was not effective on May 2. On May 3, Ida telephoned Miranda to revoke the offer, and since telephone is a reasonable manner of revocation, the offer was effectively revoked on May 3 when Miranda received the call. Therefore, on May 4, Ida was free to sell the car to Chris, making the correct answer choice B.

On May 1, Ida Makes a Written Offer to Miranda