TUTORIAL 2 ATW103 2019 1. What is the importance of an acceptance in a contract and what is the effect of a counter-proposal? 2. What do you understand by “postal-rule’ principle? 3. When can the acceptor withdraw his acceptance? 4. X advertised his lawnmower in a newspaper for RM 3500. Y wrote offering to the lawnmower for RM 2500. X replied by post stating that he would accept RM2750. Having received no reply from Y, X wrote again saying he would accept his offer at RM 2600. Advise X. 5. Maria makes an offer of Rm 200 000 to Joni to buy the Lame Duck Café, owned by Joni. Joni asks for time to consider the offer and Maria promises to keep the offer open until 5.00 pm of that same day. Maria tells Joni that if she does not hear from Joni by 5.00 pm she will assume that the offer has been accepted. Joni does not communicate the acceptance by 5.00 pm. Can Maria enforce the contract?