One Concern in the Armadillo Foods Case in the Text

question 75

Multiple Choice

One concern in the Armadillo Foods case in the text of the chapter is:

• A) The failure of internal controls
• B) Pressure to go along with the misappropriation of assets
• C) The failure of the external auditors to catch fraud
• D) Pressure to meet financial analysts' earnings estimates

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