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Morris Posted a Notice Promising to Pay a $50 Reward

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Morris posted a notice promising to pay a $50 reward to anyone who found his lost cat.Morris saw Edna, his neighbour, and drew her attention to the notice.She expressed sympathy, but said that she did not have time to help because she was rushing off to work.When she returned home early that afternoon, however, she went to Morris's house to tell him that she would look for the cat.Although he was not at home, she searched the area, found the animal, and returned it to his house.Morris now refuses to pay Edna the $50.A court would most likely say that Edna is entitled to


A) nothing because Morris is entitled to revoke his offer at any time.
B) payment because a contract was created through her act of acceptance in acting on the offer.
C) nothing because she was required to communicate her acceptance in writing.
D) payment because the offeree decides whether an offer has been open for a reasonable period.
E) nothing because she rejected Morris's offer when she said she had to rush to work.

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