Quality Scrap Company Contracts to Provide Ten Tons of Steel

question 69

Multiple Choice

Quality Scrap Company contracts to provide ten tons of steel at $500 per ton to Rendered Materials, Inc. An unforeseen shortage occurs suddenly, making it impossible for Quality to fulfill the contract for less than $5,000 per ton. The firm's best defense against performing the contract is that​

• A) ​performance of the contract is commercially impracticable.
• B) ​procuring the steel would force the company into bankruptcy.
• C) ​the law has rendered performance of the contract illegal.
• D) ​the specific subject matter of the contract has been destroyed.

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Definitions:

Forearm

The region of the arm between the elbow and the wrist, consisting of two bones (radius and ulna) and various muscles, nerves, and blood vessels.

Ulna

One of the two long bones in the forearm, extending from the elbow to the smallest finger, and playing a role in arm movement and stability.

Biceps Brachii

A muscle of the upper arm that acts to flex the elbow and rotate the forearm.

Brachialis

A muscle located in the upper arm that is primarily responsible for flexing the elbow.