Dan is a partner for a regional CPA firm, which performs the audit for Alpha, Inc., a publicly traded company.Through meetings with management, Dan has learned that Alpha is considering acquiring another company in the industry.Dan's firm has a large advisory practice which specializes in helping clients evaluate mergers and acquisitions.

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Write a memo, in good form, to Dan, providing advice as to whether or not his firm can/should sell advisory services to Alpha, Inc.Be sure to include appropriate authoritative support in your response and to properly cite all sources used to support your position. Also, be sure to state, in detail, what the issues are in this case. Would your advice change if Alpha, Inc. was not publicly traded?Again, be sure to include appropriate support for your response.