Bottling Company Enters into a Contract with Chug's Brewery to Provide

question 61

Multiple Choice

Bottling Company enters into a contract with Chug's Brewery to provide certain bottling and delivery services. Before Bottling starts to work, the market price rises for the fuel for glass ovens. Bottling tells Chug's that due to the added cost it will not perform their deal. Bottling's contractual obligation to Chug's is

• A)breached.
• B)discharged.
• C)rescinded.
• D)suspended.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

This term refers to a situation in demand or supply where the quantity demanded or supplied responds infinitely at a particular price level.

Excise Tax

A type of tax imposed on specific goods, services, or transactions, often with the intent of discouraging their use or consumption, or to raise revenue.

Downward-Sloping

A term typically used in economics to describe a curve or line on a graph that represents a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, often used to describe demand curves.

Excise Tax

A specific tax levied on the sale of a particular good or service, typically to discourage its consumption or to raise revenue.