Jill's Ordered 1,000 Boxes of White Paper for Use in Copying

question 214

Multiple Choice

Jill's ordered 1,000 boxes of white paper for use in copying machines. The Paper Company delivered 1,000 boxes of orange paper. Jill's rejected the order but had to put the boxes in storage for two weeks until Paper could get the paper and deliver the right paper. Jill's lost sales to Kingaroos while waiting for the right paper. Suing Paper, Jill's may recover:

• A) the reasonable costs of inspecting the goods
• B) the reasonable costs of storing the paper
• C) punitive damages
• D) the reasonable costs of inspecting the goods and of storing the paper
• E) all of the other choices would be possible

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Single-Index Structure

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