Repudiation no longer can be retracted at any point after which event?

• A. Repudiation may be retracted until such time as the promisee acts in reliance on the repudiation, signifies acceptance of the repudiation, or commences an action for breach of contract.
• B. Repudiation can be retracted at any time before performance is due.
• C. Repudiation cannot be retracted once communicated.
• D. Repudiation can be retracted only by a new contract.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is when a repudiation can still be withdrawn. You can retract a repudiation up to the point when performance is due. Once performance is due, the repudiation cannot be retracted. That gives the non-breaching party a clear cutoff: if the other side has reached the deadline for performance, the repudiation stands and the contract holder may treat it as a breach and pursue remedies.

Why this is the best fit: it cleanly matches the timing at which the contract relationship shifts from “possible withdrawal of repudiation” to “breach has occurred if performance isn’t forthcoming.” The other options introduce additional events (reliance, acceptance, starting a breach action) or absolute statements that aren’t the primary cutoff in the standard rule, or they imply retrievability only through a new contract. The simplest, most generally applicable rule in this context is the due date for performance.