The SEC's Complaint in Its Case Against Allergan Included a Charge

question 48

Multiple Choice

The SEC's complaint in its case against Allergan included a charge that the company:

• A) Used off-balance sheet entities to manipulate earnings
• B) Falsified inventory values to inflate earnings
• C) Used non-GAAP measures to meet EPS estimates
• D) Used EBITDA to obscure reported earnings

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