Pam saw an advertisement in the Sunday Times stating that Tar-Mart was hiring cashiers, and that all cashiers that are hired would start with, "a base salary of $60,000, with a 5% increase in pay guaranteed every six months the employee remains on the job." Pam applied and was hired for the job. She started at $60,000, but after eight months on the job, Tar-Mart had failed to give her a raise. Pam complained, and was told, truthfully, that there had been a good number of customer complaints about Pam's performance and therefore she had not performed well enough to merit a pay raise. Can Pam successfully sue Tar-Mart for breach of contract over the failure to increase her salary 5%?
(A) Yes, because Tar-Mart made an effective offer when it advertised the employment opportunity, and Pam accepted the offer by applying for, and getting, the job.
(B) Yes, because even though Tar-Mart did not make an offer by means of the advertisement, it set forth the terms of Pam's offer in the ad and is bound by the guarantee of a salary increase every six months so long as Pam is employed.
(C) No, because advertisements are considered solicitations to make an offer, and not offers themselves.
(D) No, so long as Tar-Mart was correct and in good faith stating that, under its standards, Pam had not performed well enough to earn the 5% pay raise