Builders Inc. agrees to construct an office building for Commerce Center Corporation. The project proceeds according to plan, but before it is done, the buyer tells Builders to quit. In a suit for breach, Builders may recover
A)nothing.
B)the contract price.
C)the costs needed to complete construction.
D)profits plus the costs incurred up to the time of the breach.

Question

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Builders Inc. can recover profits plus the costs incurred up to the time of the breach because this measure compensates them for the work performed and the profit they would have made had the contract been fully executed.