Phyllis Larson is assigned by her supervisor at Cole Financial to update the firm's buy recommendation on Georgia Mining Company. Larson discovers that Georgia's sales numbers have been consistently overstated and she wants to issue a revised report rating the company "underperform." Larson's supervisor tells her to disclose the finding, but to minimize it and maintain the buy recommendation. Larson will:

Group of answer choices

a) not violate the Standards if she issues the report as requested, but documents her objections in writing to her supervisor.

b) violate the Code and Standards if she does not follow her supervisor's directions.

c) violate the Standards if she writes the report in a manner that is not consistent with her objective opinion.

d) not violate the Standards if she issues the report as requested, as long as she documents her objections in her research file.