The existence of a material weakness led to an adverse opinion in the internal control audit report of a publicly traded company. Which of the following statements is correct if management believes that it has remediated the weakness?

Select one:

a. Management may not engage the auditors to report on whether the material weakness continues to exist prior to its next annual audit.

b. Management is required to engage the auditors to report on whether the material weakness continues to exist prior to its next annual audit.

c. Management may engage the auditors to modify the prior adverse audit report be modified to an unqualified report.

d. Management may engage the auditors to report on whether the material weakness continues to exist prior to its next annual audit.