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On December $15,$ Blake Corp. telephoned Reach Consultants, Inc., and offered to hire Reach to design a security system for Blake$$s research department. The work will require $2$ years to complete. Blake offered to pay a fee of $$100,000$ but stated that the offer must be accepted in writing, and the acceptance must be received by Blake no later than December $20.$

On December $20,$ Reach faxed a written acceptance to Blake. Blake$$s offices were closed on December $20,$ and Reach$$s fax was not seen until December $21.$

Reach$$s acceptance contained the following language:

$$We accept your $$1,000,000$ offer. Weaver has been assigned $$5,000$ of the fee as payment for sums owed Weaver by Reach. Payment of this amount should be made directly to Weaver.$$

On December $22,$ Blake sent a signed memo to Reach rejecting Reach$$s December $20$ fax but offering to hire Reach for a $$75,000$ fee. Reach telephoned Blake on December $23$ and orally accepted Blake$$s December $22$ offer.

Items $1$ through $6$ relate to whether a contractual relationship exists between Blake and Reach. Select from the option list provided the best reason each statement is correct or incorrect. Each reason may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

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$1.$Blake$$s December $15$ offer had to be in writing to be a legitimate offer.

$2.$Reach$$s December $20$ fax was an improper method of acceptance.

$3.$Reach$$s December $20$ fax was effective when sent.

$4.$ Reach$$s acceptance was invalid because it was received after December $20.$

$5.$Blake$$s receipt of Reach$$s acceptance by fax created a voidable contract.

$6.$Reach$$s December $20$ fax was a counteroffer.

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