Low earnings quality most likely indicate: deviation from accounting standards. activities that are not sustainable in the future. information that is not decision-useful to assess a company's performance. Question 2 Which of the following statements most likely describes a situation that would motivate a manager to issue low quality financial reports? None of other choices. The manager has brought the company's profitability to a level higher than competitors. The manager has increased the market share of products significantly. Earnings in excess of analysts' forecast. The manager's compensation is tied to stock price perfortance