Which of the following is used as a basis for discharge by operation of law when performance is still objectively possible but would be extraordinarily injurious or expensive to one party?

A) Frustration of purpose
B) Commercial impracticability
C) Alteration of the contract
D) Anticipatory repudiation
E) Anticipatory renunciation

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Matthew DeFrancesco · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Commercial impracticability is used as a basis for discharge by operation of law when performance, while still possible, would result in extraordinary difficulty or expense that was not anticipated by the parties at the time the contract was made. This doctrine recognizes that drastically changed circumstances can make the performance of contractual obligations unreasonably burdensome, and thus allows for discharge under such conditions.

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