On receiving a copy of the letter, the general manager of the Laundry Equipment Division reopened the issue of continuing to buy from the Thorndike Machining Corporation. He had been interested in adding a low-cost automatic washer to the line, and the possibility of a $10 transmission appealed to him. The general manager of the Gear and Transmission Division, however, was interested in expanding his production of transmissions. To satisfy the Laundry Equipment Division he offered to develop a unit that would be comparable in price and performance to proposed Thorndike Machining Corporation economy unit. The offer was set forth in a letter signed by the general manager of the Gear and Transmission Division, dated April 22, 1985. The general manager of the Laundry Equipment Division accepted this offer, and no further question was raised about continuing to buy form the Thorndike Machining Corporation.