Ned Stark is an employee of Wolf Construction Company (WCC), a private corporation. The Alaska state government hires WCC to build a storage facility, and WCC tasks Ned with purchasing the necessary cement for the job, and the state will pay for the cost of the cement. Jamie Lannister runs Lion Cement Co., and offers Ned a $500 gift certificate to his favorite restaurant in return for selecting Lion Cement Co. over its competitors for the cement purchase, and Ned accepts. May Ned be found guilty of bribery?

Group of answer choices

c. No, because the value of the gift certificate does not meet the minimum threshold.

Both b & c.

a. Yes, because Ned qualifies as a public official.

b. No, because Ned does not qualify as a public official.