In making client acceptance and continuance decisions, the auditor will perform various procedures in assessing the client.  Which of these would most likely not be one of those procedures? a. obtain background checks on management to assess management integrity b. review regulatory filings and examination reports c. analyze client financial statements and compare to industry metrics d. submit management to a lie detector test

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