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    The Goal of Overstating Earnings by Using Fraud Is To
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The Goal of Overstating Earnings by Using Fraud Is To

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Question 12

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The goal of overstating earnings by using fraud is to:


A) deflate the amount of taxes the corporation pays.
B) overstate the cost of goods sold.
C) help increase the stock price of the company.
D) overstate receivables.

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