Richly Merchandise,Inc.,contracts with Stand-Rite Contractors to build a store.Stand-Rite assigns the contract to Town Builders,which has a poor record of completing projects.Richly could most successfully argue that the contract cannot be assigned because
A)Richly did not consent to the assignment.
B)Richly did not receive adequate consideration for the assignment.
C)an assignment will significantly increase the risk of nonperformance.
D)Town Builders was not an original party to the deal.

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Richly could most successfully argue that the contract cannot be assigned because allowing Town Builders, who has a poor record of completing projects, to take over the contract would significantly increase the risk of nonperformance. This is a valid reason for asserting that the contract cannot be assigned without Richly's consent.