Ernie was an employee at Acme Company with a contract to work for the

company for one year at a salary of $50,000.Beta Company, an Acme Competitor,

offered Ernie a salary of $60,000 a year if he would immediately leave his job at

Acme and come to work for Beta.Ernie went to the owner of Acme and informed

him that he would stay at Acme if the company would match Beta's offer and agree to

pay him $60,000 for the year.Acme, not wanting to lose Ernie, promised him that

they would pay him $60,000 for the year if he would stay and Ernie accepted.After

the year's end, Ernie had only been paid $50,000 and he brought suit against Acme for

the additional $10,000.Is Acme's promise for a full $60,000 enforceable?If so, why?

If not, why not?