anny is a general building contractor and owner of a construction business. Laurel is an experienced and successful real estate broker and investor. Laurel recently hired Yanny's company to build four homes for her very first residential subdivision development project. Under the terms of their contract, Yanny promised to complete all of the construction work by December $31,2022.$

By November $16,2022,$ Yanny has completed three of the four houses. But on that day, he tells Laurel that he needs to hire two additional workers in order to complete the remaining home by the December $31$ contract deadline. Yanny also tells Laurel that she must pay him an additional $$20,000$ above the contract price for the new labor costs. Laurel agrees to pay the additional amount.

Yanny hires the additional workers, whose labor enables his company to complete the project on December $16.$ Yanny then asks for the additional $$20,000,$ which Laurel refuses to pay. Discuss this case.If Yanny sues for breach of contract, what would be the likely result? Explain the path of reasoning that leads to your conclusion, applying the applicable rules of contract law to these facts, drawing on what you learned in Chapters $810.$

Discuss whether you believe the result is ethical, drawing on the vocabulary and concepts presented in Chapter $3,$ especially the IDDR approach.