Explain why a passively managed fund guarantees the average return of the individual securities in that fund, but it cannot ever outperform the return of the index it tracks. What is one advantage and one disadvantage of this strategy?

Ski powder resort ends its fiscal year on april 30. the business adjusts its accounts monthly, but closes them only at year-end (april 30). the resort's busy season is from december 1 through march 31. adrian pride, the resort's chief financial officer, the museums a close watch on lift ticket revenue and cash. the balances of these accounts at the end of each of the last five months are as follows: