Which THREE fundamental ethical principles has Kate breached?

Kate is a management accountant. Her immediate superior plans to apply for a promotion and his strongest competitor is the sales manager. Kate’s superior has ordered her to set unattainable sales targets in a sales budget in order to reduce the sales manager’s promotion prospects. He told her not to tell anybody.

Kate asked the finance director for advice. He told her that he wanted her immediate superior to get the promotion and so she should set the unattainable budget as instructed.

Kate set the budget as instructed.

Which THREE fundamental ethical principles has Kate breached?
A . Integrity
B . Objectivity
C . Professional competence and due care
D . Confidentiality
E . Professional behaviour

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Answer: A,B,E