Question

On January 7, Kwickland Kandles sent Lucille a letter via overnight delivery, offering to employ her to audit Kwickland’s financial statements for the current year for $10,000. In the letter, Kwickland stated that Lucille had ten days to accept. On January 11, Lucille sent Kwickland a fax that stated, "The price for the audit seems too low. Would you consider paying $12,000?" Kwickland received the fax. The next day, Jamal offered to conduct the audit for $8,000. On learning of Jamal's offer, Lucille immediately e-mailed Kwickland, agreeing to do the work for $10,000. Kwickland received this e-mail on January 13. Explain why Kwickland and Lucille do or do not have a contract. Is Jamal significant?

Answer 1

I will be answering the question based on one assumption that there are no hidden clauses in the acceptance of offer apart from the listed above  

As kwickland stated in its initial offer that Lucille was given 10 days to accept the offer or reject the offer and in the intermediate stage there were negotiations going on with both the parties as there were no denial from Lucille side, after that Lucille sent her acceptance will within the time specified by Kwickland, so kwickland should bound to accept her acceptance, as she agreed upon to kwickland terms according to initial letter. Jamal's offer although beneficial to the kwickland, they should not accept his offer, where it would have indirectly breached the contract that was formed between Lucille and kwickland.

Yes although kwickland and lucilee didn't sign but they do have a contract with fixed time period of 10 days for accepting an offer from kwickland by Lucille