Mercury Motors inadvertently mixes up a work order on Peter's car.Peter brought the car in to have the tires rotated.Mercury tuned up the motor by mistake,conferring a benefit on Peter.If Mercury Motors insists that Peter pay for the price of the tune-up,Mercury Motors:
A) can recover its reliance interest.
B) cannot recover its expectation interest because there was no enforceable agreement.
C) will win based on breach of contract.
D) will lose because a personal service contract was involved.

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There was no enforceable agreement for Mercury Motors to provide a tune-up on Peter's car. Therefore, Mercury Motors cannot recover its expectation interest. It would be unfair for them to force Peter to pay for a service that was not requested or agreed upon.

Mercury Motors Inadvertently Mixes Up a Work Order on Peter's