X contracted with Z.X promised to pay $500; Z promised to build a cabinet to hold X's DVD's.The essential terms included the type and quality of the wood,the dimensions,and the date of completion-February 13,2011.The work went more easily than expected and Z said to X,"If you pay me another $85,I will have this finished and be out of here by February 10." X agreed.If the cabinet was done to specifications by the 10th,but X refused to pay anything,Z would be entitled in law to
A) nothing.
B) $500.
C) $585.
D) only $85.
E) a "fair price."

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When X agreed to pay an additional $85 for early completion, it created a new contract modifying the original contract. Therefore, the new price of the contract is $585 ($500 + $85). Z completed the cabinet to the specifications by February 10th, so they fulfilled their obligations under the modified contract. Therefore, Z would be entitled to the full contract price of $585.

X Contracted with Z