Dobry Die & Mold,Inc.,enters into a contract with Chet's Refitting Service to fix Dobry's precisely engineered molding equipment.If Chet's delays the repair for five days,knowing that Dobry will lose a certain percentage of profit for the delay,Dobry might be awarded consequential damages to
A)establish,as a matter of principle,that Chet's acted wrongfully.
B)provide Dobry with funds for a foreseeable loss beyond the contract.
C)provide Dobry with funds for its loss of the bargain.
D)punish Chet's and set an example to deter others from similar acts.

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Consequential damages aim to compensate the non-breaching party for any foreseeable losses beyond the contract. In this case, Dobry's loss of profit due to Chet's delay in repairing their molding equipment is a foreseeable loss beyond the contract, making option B the best choice. Options A, C, and D do not properly address the purpose of consequential damages in this situation.