Contracts 261 De Old Museum is in serious need of renovation, including retrofitting to improve the building's ability to withstand an earthquake. The Board of Directors of the museum decide to hold a fund-raising auction. Donations are sought from many area businesses. The historic Seacliff Hotel agrees to donate a weekend stay for two to be sold at the auction. At the auction, Phil purchases the weekend at Seacliff Hotel for $500. Subsequently, erosion causes the Seacliff Hotel to slide into the ocean. However, Phil pays the $500 to De Old Museum and, with Phil's agreement, De Old Museum spends $300 for a weekend stay for two at another hotel. What is De Old Museum entitled to recover from Seacliff Hotel? (A) $500, because Phil paid this amount in reliance on the hotel's promise. (B) $300, because the destruction of the hotel acts as a partial discharge if a substitute performance is possible. (C) Nothing, because impossibility prevented the hotel from performing