Besides Using an Overstatement of Earnings to Inflate a Company's

Multiple Choice

Besides using an overstatement of earnings to inflate a company's share price, overstating earnings may also be used to:

A) deflate the amount of taxes the corporation pays.
B) avoid paying raises to employees.
C) ensure larger bonuses to upper management at year-end.
D) avoid paying dividends to shareholders.
E) avoid bonuses to management.