David Myers, former controller for WorldCom, pleaded guilty to falsely reporting costs for WorldCom that were ________ than they actually were, resulting in reported accounting profits for WorldCom that were ________ than their actual level

A) higher; higher B) higher; lower C) lower; lower D) lower; higher


D

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