The Ford Maverick, featuring remarkable fuel efficiency and…
The Ford Maverick, featuring remarkable fuel efficiency and an affordable price, is the most popular hybrid truck in the U.S. Its U.S. sales are booming, and the average retail markup on such sales is 30%. Sjostrom Motors, Inc., a franchised Ford dealer in the U.S., contracted with Tree Hugger to sell him a new Maverick for $35,000 cash, the sale to be consummated after delivery to Sjostrom of the truck, which Sjostrom ordered from Ford specifically for Tree Hugger. When the truck arrived at Sjostrom’s dealership, Tree Hugger repudiated the contract. Sjostrom at once sold the Maverick for $35,000 cash to Meathead, for whom Sjostrom had also ordered from Ford a Maverick identical to the one for Tree Hugger. In an action against Tree Hugger for breach of contract, Sjostrom will probably recover: