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In Early March, Mathilde Offered to Rent Her Cottage to Tom

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In early March, Mathilde offered to rent her cottage to Tom for the first two weeks of July at a price of $1200.Mathilde did not impose any restrictions on acceptance.Tom did not yet know when his vacation was scheduled, so he did not immediately respond to Mathilde's offer.At the end of June, Tom learned that he was entitled to vacation during the first two weeks of July.He therefore arrived at the cottage on July 1st and told Mathilde for the first time that he was accepting her offer.Which of the following statements is most likely TRUE?


A) Tom has the right to stay at the cottage because he accepted Mathilde's offer by silence.
B) Tom has the right to stay at the cottage because he accepted Mathilde's offer by conduct.
C) Tom does not have the right to stay at the cottage because Mathilde's offer lapsed after being open for acceptance for a reasonable length of time.
D) Tom has the right to stay at the cottage because Mathilde created an enforceable option when she made an offer without any restrictions on acceptance
E) Tom has the right to stay at the cottage because Mathilde's offer remained open for acceptance until she revoked it, or until Tom either accepted it or rejected it.

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