Pamela cantu operates a school foodservice department in a small, rural community. She feeds approximately 1,000 students per day in three different locations. She receives an average of $1.20 in revenues per meal. Her budget, set at the beginning of the school year by the superintendent, is developed in such a way that a small amount is to be reserved for future equipment purchases and dining-room renovation. These funds are available, however, only if pamela meets her budget. She hopes to use this year's reserve (profit) to buy a $5,000 refrigerated salad bar for the high school. Because it is the midpoint of her school year, help her determine her "performance to budget" thus far (fill in all blanks).

The mccolls have made an offer on a new home. the home is new construction and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. they provide a purchase deposit--a check in the amount of $40,000--to their agent, suzette. suzette, at the broker's direction, deposits the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two business days of receipt of the funds. did suzette follow the proper procedures? a. no, the check should not have been cashed. if a check is used as an earnest money deposit, it is to be held until acceptance of the offer. the seller must also be informed the buyer's check is being held and not negotiated.b. yes, suzette deposited the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account as directed. she also deposited the check within three business days of receipt. unless there were written instructions to hold the check until acceptance of the offer, the check may be cashed.c. no, suzette needed to deposit the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two days of receipt, not necessarily two business days.d. both a and c