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For this question, please focus on the year $2021$ in Dashboard $2.$ As noted in The Wall Street Journal article included in the case, the Securities and Exchange Commission warned companies in $2018$ about the trend seen in Dashboard $1$ and started investigating companies based on their analyses. Which of the following statements best describes how companies responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission's warnings, based on the pattern you see'for EPS in $2021?$

Companies continue to strategically round ERS up in $2021,$ since the pattern seen in Dashboard $1$ still exists in $2021.$

Companies appear to have stopped strategically rounding EPS up in $2021$ since the pattern seen in Dashboard $1$ no longer exists in $2021.$

Companies are now starting to strategically round EPS down in $2021$ since the pattern seen in Dashboard $1$ has flipped in $2021.$

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