Jill contracts to purchase Kevin's automobile under the belief that she can sell it at a profit to Linda, but after Jill has bought the car, she finds out that Linda isn't interested in buying it.Jill:
A)cannot avoid the contract.
B)can rescind the agreement.
C)could rescind the agreement if she was mistaken in her estimate of the value of the auto.
D)can sue Linda for detrimental reliance.

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Jill cannot avoid the contract because her belief about selling the car to Linda was a unilateral mistake regarding future profit, which does not affect the validity of the contract with Kevin.

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