QUESTION 9 A company employee incorrectly tells an investor that the company had a 10% increase in the sale of its products last quarter, if there is an allegation of fraud, which of the following would be LEAST important.

a. whether the employee should have known the sales figure was incorrect

b. whether the investor believed the employee

c. whether the employee intended to mislead the investor

d. whether the investor suffered any damage e. whether the employee personally expected to make money as a result of any investment