Arthur Andersen's Double Role with Enron Represented a Conflict of Interest

question 8

Multiple Choice

Arthur Andersen's double role with Enron represented a conflict of interest because .

• A) Arthur Andersen made too much of a profit from one client
• B) Enron did not reveal everything to Arthur Andersen that they should have
• C) Arthur Andersen had incentive not to make criticisms that would hurt their consulting role
• D) Arthur Andersen did not know their client well enough to be both consulting and auditing them

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