Farmer Evans is holding 200 pounds of potatoes in storage for Chef Noble but Chef Noble has breached the contract by failing to pay for the potatoes. The potatoes are beginning to rot. If Farmer Evans sells the potatoes to a local diner to make potato soup, then this action would be considered" 1) an attempt to maximize damages. 2) an attempt to realize an unwarranted profit. 3) a reasonable mitigation of damages. 4) the legal offense of conversion.