Sarkis is a sales manager for the bratney companies, a company that manufactures equipment used in the processing of grains and other produce. every year, sarkis must submit a request for the number of new sales representatives to be hired in the next year. sarkis's goal is clear—he must have enough sales reps to service all of bratney's customers—but it is often difficult to predict how many customers the company will have. sales are dependent on the economy, weather, farming trends, and a large number of other environmental factors. sarkis's decision about how many sales reps to hire is being made under conditions of , because:

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