Veronica is the chairperson of the Pressure Vessel Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). She makes a ruling that benefits her firm, but she does so because she believes it is the best ruling from a professional standpoint. She: O is still in a conflict of interest situation, because she has a private interest in supporting her firm that threatens the integrity of her professional judgment is not in a conflict of interest situation if she makes the best judgment from a professional standpoint O is not in a conflict of interest situation as long as she discloses the fact that her ruling favors her firm. O has a potential conflict of interest, because at some future time someone might point out that her decision benefited her employer