Beef Burgers, Inc. contracts to buy five hundred steers from Fattening Feedlots. Before Fattening Feedlots can deliver the steers, there is an outbreak of disease in the feedlot, and all the cattle are quarantined. In this case the perfect tender rule
A) applies to both parties.
B) does not apply.
C) applies only to Beef Burgers.
D) applies only to Fattening Feedlots.

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The perfect tender rule does not apply in this situation because the quarantine of the cattle is beyond the control of Fattening Feedlots, making it impossible to deliver the steers as contracted. Therefore, neither party can be held responsible for the breach of contract.