Which of the following would most likely signal that a company may be using aggressiveaccrual accounting policies to shift current expenses to later periods? Over the last fi veyear period, the ratio of cash fl ow to net income has:A . increased each year.B . decreased each year.C . fl uctuated from year to year.

Which of the following would most likely signal that a company may be using aggressiveaccrual accounting policies to shift current expenses to later periods? Over the last fi veyear period, the ratio of cash fl ow to net income has:A . increased each year.B . decreased each year.C . fl uctuated from year to year.

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