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Mattel, Inc. ordered 1,000,000 Barbie dolls from Supplier A in Mexico City and 1,000,000 Barbie dolls from Supplier B in Kuala Lumpur, for delivery by October 15th, for sale in connection with release of a movie about Barbie. Both Suppliers charged $15 per doll, payable upon delivery. Supplier A was able to deliver its 1,000,000 dolls on time, but Supplier B encountered production problems and notified Mattel that it could only deliver 500,000 dolls on time. Mattel then asked Supplier A to operate additional overtime production lines, and Supplier A was able to deliver on time an additional 350,000 dolls at $25 each (the $10 per doll increase was mostly due to overtime costs). Mattel sold out the entire 1,850,000 dolls it had available at an average profit of $20 per doll. In light of the reduced supply available, Mattel cancelled point-of-sale (and related digital) marketing promotions at theaters showing the film, in markets where it wouldn't have adequate inventory to sell, and incurred $50,000 in cancellation fees and wasted production costs. Discuss what claims Mattel can bring against Supplier B and what amount of damages it reasonably could recover on each claim. Use specific dollar amounts and explain how you arrived at them

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