Kate is promised $250.00 "good faith" money and another $250.00 settlement upon delivery ($500.00 total) of her recipe for Bachelor Butter. That $500.00 would be worth the equivalent of about $4,242.00 in the year 2021.
Although the dog is never actually given a name, Kate calls him "Fahrenheit" when she leaves the test kitchen to return home. This references the conversation she had with one of the chefs over "how many degrees Fahrenheit" she bakes her puree. She responds, "I never degreed it," and explains that she knows the oven is the right temperature when the dog flips over onto his back with his legs in the air.