41) To be compliant with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, I will need to ensure our company ________, thought Hilmar Preiss, Chairman of the Board.

A) has at least some board directors that are not directly associated with the company

B) loosens up our accounting procedures

C) keeps two sets of books, one public and one private

D) managers do not sign off on financial results

E) executives earn large annual bonuses