[Bathroom Mess] For $300,000, Michael agreed to build a new home for Ashton, who is very picky. Michael built the home to Ashton's specifications with one exception: the faucets and flooring in the upstairs bathroom were not exactly what Ashton specified. That was a mistake on Michael's part, but he did not intentionally fail to follow the specifications. When Ashton saw the bathroom, she went ballistic and told Michael that she would not pay Michael anything for the house. It will take $300 to put in the correct faucets and flooring. Michael responded that he is willing to pay $300 to put Ashton in the position she would have been in had the correct faucets and flooring been used, but that is all he is willing to pay.
-Michael's offer to put Ashton in the position she would have been in had the proper faucets and flooring been used is based on the measure used for what type of damages?
A) Nominal
B) Punitive
C) Compensatory
D) Liquidated
E) Consequential

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Michael's offer is based on compensatory damages, which aim to put the injured party in the position they would have been in if the breach had not occurred. In this case, compensating for the incorrect faucets and flooring by offering to pay the cost to correct the mistake aligns with the principle of compensatory damages.

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