Under a contract with Valley View Villas,a residential development,Weng begins grading a terraced hillside.Halfway through the project,Weng asks for $5,000 over the contract price,claiming an increase in the "cost of doing business." Valley View agrees.This agreement to pay more is
A) unenforceable because Weng's performance was a preexisting duty.
B) unenforceable because Valley View's promise was illusory.
C) enforceable.
D) unenforceable because Weng's request modified the contract.

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Under contract law, a promise to pay more for the same performance is unenforceable if the party was already obligated to perform under the original contract terms, as it constitutes a preexisting duty.

Under a Contract with Valley View Villas,a Residential Development,Weng Begins