A contingency was evaluated at year-end and considered to have a remote possibility of becoming an actual liability. If this was not reported on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statements, what effect would this have on the financial reporting of the company?
a. the net income of the company would be understatedb. there would be no effectc. the information about the transaction would be inadequately disclosed in the notesd. the liabilities on the balance sheet would be understated.

Norbert and suzie are both lineworkers for a utility company who have been working together for almost two years. norbert frequently tells suzie that the job is called "lineman" and not "linewoman," and thus, it is not a woman's job. he plays practical jokes on her such as hiding some of her tools and sabotaging her truck. he asks her when she plans on getting pregnant and staying at home to take care of her children and gives her copies of " wanted" ads for secretarial and waitress jobs. such behavior has kept suzie disturbed at work. if suzie complains about norbert's conduct: