In the text case,Detroit Radiant Products Company v.BSH Home Appliances Corporation,the plaintiff,a seller of gas-fired infrared heaters,sought to recover lost profits based on the defendant's breach of contract.Which of the following was the result on appeal?
A)The court awarded the plaintiff lost profits and also the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach because the default measure lost profits)did not make the plaintiff whole.
B)The court awarded the plaintiff the difference between the contract price less the market price plus incidental damages based on the fact that such damages were the default measure of damages under Article 2 of the UCC.
C)The court awarded the plaintiff lost profits in addition to the difference between the contract price less the market price plus incidental damages based on the fact that all such damages were the default measure of damages under Article 2 of the UCC.
D)The court awarded the plaintiff lost profits based on the fact that lost profits are the default measure of damages under Article 2 of the UCC.
E)The court awarded the plaintiff the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach and also lost profits because the default measure the difference between the contract price less the market price plus incidental damages)did not make the plaintiff whole.

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A)The court recognized that the default measure of damages under the UCC for breach of contract is contract price less the market price of items in the time and place plus any incidental damages.However,the court recognized that lost profits are available when the default measure does not adequately make the seller whole.Finding that the default measure did not make the plaintiff whole,the court ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to lost profits in addition to the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach.
B)The court recognized that the default measure of damages under the UCC for breach of contract is contract price less the market price of items in the time and place plus any incidental damages.However,the court recognized that lost profits are available when the default measure does not adequately make the seller whole.Finding that the default measure did not make the plaintiff whole,the court ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to lost profits in addition to the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach.
C)The court recognized that the default measure of damages under the UCC for breach of contract is contract price less the market price of items in the time and place plus any incidental damages.However,the court recognized that lost profits are available when the default measure does not adequately make the seller whole.Finding that the default measure did not make the plaintiff whole,the court ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to lost profits in addition to the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach.
D)The court recognized that the default measure of damages under the UCC for breach of contract is contract price less the market price of items in the time and place plus any incidental damages.However,the court recognized that lost profits are available when the default measure does not adequately make the seller whole.Finding that the default measure did not make the plaintiff whole,the court ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to lost profits in addition to the value of the unsellable inventory it had due to the defendant's breach.

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