Mitch and Nadine Enter into a Contract for a Sale

question 9

Multiple Choice

Mitch and Nadine enter into a contract for a sale of seventy-six specially made motion detectors.When Nadine does not deliver within a reasonable time after the agreed delivery date,Mitch files a suit for breach.Nadine asserts the doctrine of commercial impracticability.This doctrine extends only to problems that are

• A)foreseen.
• B)preventable.
• C)unforeseen.
• D)ordinarily assumed by a seller or lessor.

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