On January 3, 20X1, the ABC Division of a large company purchased an asset with a four-year useful life for $600,000. The company's policy requires that such assets be depreciated using the straight-line depreciation method. The Division Manager instructed the accountant to expense the asset, and the accountant complied for fear of losing his job. Which of the following statements is correct? A) the accountant violated generally accepted accounting principles and behaved unethically. B) the accountant's action would result in higher net income for 20X1 and was, therefore, unethical. c) the accountant violated generally accepted accounting principles but had a legitimate and acceptable reason to do so. D) the accountant's action increased expenses for 20X1 so he could not have acted unethically