Louis agreed to provide all the apples that Cindy's Cider Mill will need at $8 per bushel unless weather conditions require additional labor to be hired. The rate would then be $8.50 per bushel. A freeze warning required Louis to hire 10 additional overtime workers, raising the cost per bushel to $9.75. Louis wants to get out of his contract. Can he?

A) No, the parties expected the hardship and provided for it in their contract.
B) No, there is no hardship.
C) Yes, the contract is commercially impracticable.
D) Yes, the freeze is a supervening event.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The contract explicitly accounted for the possibility of adverse weather conditions requiring additional labor, and adjusted the price accordingly. Louis's situation, although more severe than anticipated, falls within the scope of the contract's provisions for weather-related adjustments.

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