Mexico and its other foreign subsidiaries to minimize the likelihood of illegal payments to government officials. Would these control activities have been cost$-$effective?

$2.$ What responsibility, if any, does an accountant of a public company have when he or she discovers that the client has violated a law? How does the accountant's position on the company's employment hierarchy affect that responsibility, if at all? What responsibility does an auditor of a public company have if he or she discovers illegal acts by the client? Does the auditor's position on his or her firm's employment hierarchy affect this responsibility?

$3.$ Does an audit firm of an SEC registrant have a responsibility to apply audit procedures intended to determine whether the client has complied with the FCPA? Defend your answer:

$4.$ If the citizens of certain foreign countries believe that the payment of bribes is an acceptable business practice, is it appropriate for U$.$S$.$ companies to challenge that belief when doing business in those countries? Defend your answer.