Letters of Order, their Execution and Cancellation — SPCC STD 11 Commerce — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceSPCCLetters of Order, their Execution and Cancellation5 Marks
Question
Explain the ordering letters.
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Answer
The word 'order' in the order letters is from the English language.
The word is usually interpreted in Gujarati as 'hukam'; but since discretionary language is used between the buyer and the seller in commercial correspondence, "order" here does not mean "order" but "request".
Thus, in the case of commercial letters, "letters of order" means "letters requesting shipment".
The ordering letter is a legal link between the buyer and the seller.
Thus, in the language of trade, this letter becomes a “written agreement” between the buyer and the seller.
At present when the purchasing firm is a Trial Order or a Repeated Order, most of the time the ordering letter shows the details of the goods in the form of a table while some firms use the printed order form as a fixed structure.
It also has some customer oriented instructions.
The use of such an order form is unlikely to result in a breach of condition.
When the order is to be sent showing the details in the order form, the seller sends the order form in the form of an enclosure along with the letter responding to the inquiry.
When the customer places an order using this order form, it is necessary to send a Covering Letter with it.
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