Meatpackers,Inc.,enters into a contract with Nemiah's Ranch for the delivery of a certain number of beef cattle on a set schedule. Nemiah's delays the first delivery for five days,aware that Meatpackers loses a certain percentage of profit each day. An award to Meatpackersof consequential damages would
A)establish,as a matter of principle,that Nemiah's acted wrongfully.
B)provide Meatpackerswith funds for a foreseeable loss beyond the contract.
C)provide Meatpackerswith funds for its loss of the bargain.
D)punish Nemiah's and deter other suppliers from similar acts.

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The Answer of Meatpackers,Inc.,enters into a contract with Nemiah's Ranch for the delivery of a certain number of beef cattle on a set schedule. Nemiah's delays the first delivery for five days,aware that Meatpackers loses a certain percentage of profit each day. An award to Meatpackersof consequential damages would
A)establish,as a matter of principle,that Nemiah's acted wrongfully.
B)provide Meatpackerswith funds for a foreseeable loss beyond the contract.
C)provide Meatpackerswith funds for its loss of the bargain.
D)punish Nemiah's and deter other suppliers from similar acts.