Painter contracts to paint the interior of Owner's home for $2,000.In each of the following unrelated examples,indicate what amount of damages Owner is entitled to recover from Painter.
A.Painter stops work when halfway finished.Owner pays someone else $1,700,a reasonable amount,to finish the work.Owner has paid Painter $700.
B.Painter stops work when 75 percent finished with the job.Owner pays someone else $1,500,a reasonable amount,to finish the work.Owner has paid Painter $700.
C.Painter stops work when 50 percent finished with the job.Owner pays someone else $1,800 to finish the job,but could have paid yet another person $1,500 to finish it.Owner has paid Painter $700.
D.Painter stops work when 50 percent finished with the job.Painter finds someone who will finish the work for $1,100.However,the delay caused $200 in water damage and Owner missed an opportunity to rent an upstairs apartment in the home for $400 per month.Owner has paid the original painter $1,200 and the new painter $1,100.
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C.$200
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