Pat,an Accountant,includes a False Statement in a Report for Quantity

Multiple Choice

Pat,an accountant,includes a false statement in a report for Quantity Overstock,Inc.,that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commis-sion.Quantity publishes a misleading ad about its future prospects.Rita sees the ad and calls Stan,who buys stock in Quantity.Under Section 18 of the Securities Ex-change Act of 1934,liability may attach to

A) Pat's report.
B) Quantity's ad.
C) Rita's call.
D) Stan's purchase.