If a public accounting firm says it always follows the rule that requires adherence to FASBpronouncements in order to give a standard unmodified auditors’ report, it is following aphilosophy characterized bya. The imperative principle.b. The utilitarian principle.c. Virtue ethics.d. Reliance on members’ collective conscience.

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