All of the Following Tend to Be Rationalizations for Fraud

question 70

Multiple Choice

All of the following tend to be rationalizations for fraud except for:

• A) We need to protect the shareholders and keep the stock price high
• B) All companies use aggressive accounting techniques
• C) The employee will be fired unless s/he goes along with the fraud
• D) We are correcting a temporary problem that will not exist in the future

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Artificial Laughter

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