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This post was last edited by hesonchang214 on 2017-8-27 09:46. Reward for participation: 2 Wealth. Correct reward: 6 Wealth. Party A and Party B entered into a steel sales contract with a total value of 100,000 yuan, stipulating that in the event of breach of contract by either party, they would have to pay the other party a penalty of 20,000 yuan. Party A also paid Party B a deposit of 2,000 yuan as agreed. Later, because Party B failed to fulfill the terms of the contract, Party A suffered losses of 5,000 yuan. Then which of the following statements are correct? ( ) 　　A. The penalty clause and the deposit clause cannot be calculated separately. 　　B. Company B shall reimburse Company A 5,000 yuan for the losses and return the deposit of 2,000 yuan. 　　C. Company B must pay a penalty of 20,000 yuan in addition to compensating 5,000 yuan for the losses. 　　D. Company B must pay a penalty of 20,000 yuan and return the deposit of 2,000 yuan. 　　E. Company B can request the court to reduce the penalty amount before making the payment. 　　Correct answers: A, D, E