Start by considering the scenario below:
Two merchants in the business of purchasing and selling goods entered into a transaction with the following terms:
The buyer spoke with the seller's sales representative on Monday, April 7, 2020 concerning a purchase of 1,000 widgets "at our usual price" to be delivered "in 21 days to our Canfield, Ohio plant." The sales representative verbally agreed to sell the widgets to the buyer "on the usual terms".
The buyer then issued a written purchase order dated April 8, 2020 to the seller for 1,000 widgets stating delivery "in 21 days" to the Ohio location "at our usual price." The seller issued an acknowledgment of the purchase order that said, "1,000 widgets to Canfield Ohio Plant of buyer by May 21, 2020, at $40,000, COD."
The buyer's purchasing department received the acknowledgment from seller and on April 12, 2020, corrected the required delivery date to April 29, 2020. On April 15, the seller sent a corrected acknowledgment of the delivery date to "21 days." On May 6, the seller delivered the widgets to buyer's Canfield Ohio plant. The buyer refused to pay $40,000, saying "our usual price was $3.50 for a widget! Take these things back to the seller!" what are good follow up questions to ask about this scenerio