Question

If a purchasing agent must put up a cash deposit for construction services, for security purposes, instead of giving it directly to the contractor, he or she may insist that it be placed in a(n):

Answer 1

Answer:

Escrow account

Explanation:

An escrow account is a type of account in which a third party helds a certain amount of money while two parties complete a transaction. This is used to protect people from fraud when they are involve in transactions like purchasing a house as both parties can trust that the money is safe and the third party only provides the funds when they agree with everything and are happy with the results.

According to this, the answer is that if a purchasing agent must put up a cash deposit for construction services, for security purposes, instead of giving it directly to the contractor, he or she may insist that it be placed in an escrow account because the money would be safe and it would be maintained by a third party that will provide the funds when the services are complete.