Governing Objective Provide short answers(in most cases, one or two sentences for each question.

Il. True or False (with a brief explanation). Do the following actions create value? a. Managing earnings to meet (or beat) expectations. b. Bribing or otherwise inducing analysts to set the bar low. c. Lying to investors about unprofitable investments. d. Announcing increases in dividends. e. Cutting Research & Development expenditures to increase reported earnings. This must be completed before moving on to the next page