With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". A form of Contract mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller and legal in the state of Iowa. Defendants’ App. at 0121. Some courts have held that a writing which clearly contemplates the subsequent execution of a formal agreement gives rise to an inference that the parties to the writing did not intend to be bound until the subsequent formal agreement is finalized. See Gel Sys., Inc. v. Hyundai Eng’g & Constr. Co, 902 F.2d 1024, 1027 (1st Cir.1990) (noting that under Massachusetts law, “the fact that a writing specifically contemplates the future execution of a formal contract gives rise to a ‘strong inference’ that the parties do not intend to be bound until the formal document is hammered out.”); Mass Cash Register, Inc. v. Comtrex Sys. Corp., 901 F.Supp. 404, 416 (D.Mass.1995) (<HOLDING>) (citations omitted); see also Crowe-Thomas

A: holding that when a court accepts a fixed plea agreement it is bound by the agreements terms
B: holding that whether impasse exists rests upon factintensive inquiry into the bargaining history the good faith of the negotiating parties the length of negotiations the importance of the issues about which there is disagreement and the contemporaneous understanding of the parties as to the state of negotiations
C: holding that where the parties contemplate the formal execution of a final agreement there is a strong inference that the parties  do not intend to be bound by earlier negotiations or agreements until the final terms are settled 
D: holding that parties are bound by admissions in pleadings
C.