Which term covers any item of service or merchandise described as a 'cash advance', accommodation, cash disbursement, or obtained from a third party and paid for by the funeral provider on the purchaser's behalf?

• A. Cap Panel
• B. Coffin
• C. Cash Advances
• D. Cap

Answer: (C)

Cash advances describe items of service or merchandise that the funeral home arranges and pays for to third parties on the purchaser's behalf, such as cemetery or cremation fees, flowers, obituary notices, transportation, or accommodations. They appear as a separate line item on the bill because the funeral home is handling the payment to the third party for the purchaser. The term that encompasses all of these descriptions is Cash Advances. The other options refer to physical items or parts, not to the pricing category for third‑party or paid-on-behalf charges.