John, the COR on a services contract , has made an unauthorized commitment by authorizing the contractor to perform services that were not within the scope of the contract. Choose the true statement from the following:

1. A Contracting Officer may ratify an unauthorized commitment if the Government received a benefit, prices were determined to be fair and reasonable, and legal counsel concurs.
2. The Contracting Officer may ratify the unauthorized commitment even though the Government received no benefit.
3. The Government uses ratification procedures to encourage unauthorized commitments to be made.
4. The Contracting Officer's Representative may ratify the unauthorized commitment if funds are available even though the funds were not available at the time of the unauthorized commitment.