Quality Computer Company Agrees to Sell One Hundred Hard Drives

question 31

Essay

Quality Computer Company agrees to sell one hundred hard drives to Retail Electronics,Inc.The hard drives,which Retail Electronics ex?pressly requires to have certain amounts of memory,are to be shipped "F.O.B.Retail Electronics distribution center in Memphis,TN." When the drives arrive,Retail Electronics rejects them and informs Quality Computer,claiming that the drives do not conform to Retail Electronics' memory re?quirement.A few hours later,the drives are destroyed in a fire at Retail Electronics' distribution center.Will Quality Computer succeed in a suit against Retail Electronics for the cost of the goods?

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Definitions:

Maintenance

The routine activities required to keep a machine, system, or facility operating efficiently and to prevent any unexpected failures.

Reliability

The likelihood that a system or component will perform its required functions for a specified period under stated conditions.

Components

Individual parts or elements that combine or work together within a larger product, system, or mechanism.

Series

A sequence of numbers, objects, or events arranged in a specific order and often following a specific rule.