Acme was a petroleum wholesaler who supplied heating oil to retail oil companies. When oil producing countries cut world wide production of oil by 50% to protest certain political actions, Acme, along with other wholesalers in the world, was unable to get the oil necessary to meet his contractual obligations. In an action for breach of contract, Acme's best defense is

a. Economic duress
b. Commercial frustration
c. Objective impossibility
d. Subjective impossibility

Ans: c. Objective impossibility

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