Budgeting for home maintenance early can save money in the long run. why save early compared to later, especially if the home is new?
a.
home maintenance is unpredictable, but it is important to do it promptly, or it will result in home damage that requires repair.
b.
homebuilders are often untrustworthy and do low quality work, requiring home owners to fix or finish a lot of things on their own.
c.
homeowners often run into problems soon after purchasing a brand new house.
d.
homeowners always have a lot of money after moving into a house they purchased, so they save it for the future.

A. Home maintenance is unpredictable, but it is important to do it promptly, or it will result in home damage that requires repair.  

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that, 'Budgeting for home maintenance early can save money in the long run'.

Now, it is necessary as home maintenance is unpredictable and requires repair during any damage. So, it is important to budget home maintenance at the start.

So, option A is correct.

Looking at the other options, we see that, all other options does not provide strong reasoning in order to budget the home maintenance early.

Since, not all home builders do low quality work which may need repair further in life.

Also, the statement that home owners run into problems soon after purchasing a new house, is not universally true.

Further, not all home owners are rich in order to save it for the future.

Hence, option A gives the correct reasoning as to why early budgeting is necessary.

a=r

d=q

c=p

b=s

hope this !

i got 10.28 but that rounds up to 10.3