Fact Pattern 10 - 3 Best Restoration, Inc., begins renovating houses for City Edge Property Company under a contract for a stated amount per house. After six months, Best demands an extra $20,000 per house. City Edge agrees to pay.
Refer to Fact Pattern 10 - 3. Suppose Best asks for the extra $20,000 because of extraordinary difficulties that were totally unforeseen at the time the contract was formed. The agreement is
A) enforceable as the consideration is past.
B) enforceable due to unforeseen difficulties.
C) unenforceable as an illusory promise.
D) unenforceable due to the preexisting duty rule.

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The agreement is enforceable due to unforeseen difficulties, which can justify a modification of the contract terms.