Alicia's Antique shop has a rare antique clock in its shop window marked at RM 1,000. Betty, a keen collector of clocks, offers Alicia RM 500 for it. Alicia says she will accept RM750, where upon Betty asks for three days to think about it. When she gets home Betty looks up one of her specialist books and finds that the clock is actually worth RM 1500. She immediately writes a letter to Alicia agreeing to buy the clock for RM 750. The following day Betty meetsCarol, a fellow clock enthusiast, who tells her that she has just bought that particular antique clock from Alicia's Antiques for RM 1000. Betty's letter reaches Alicia on the day after she had sold the clock to Carol.

(a)Analyze the situation above and determine whether an offer is in fact being made, and if so, by whom to whom. Use cases to explain and support your analysis.

(50 marks)

(b)Analyze the possibility of any claim that Beth might have before deciding whether she actually has such a claim or not.

(50marks)