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Head Donuts Inc. is a retailer of designer headphones, earphones, and hands-free audio devices. Polly Ester, the company president, is reviewing the company's financial statements after the close of the fiscal year and is troubled that earnings decreased by 10%. She shares her concerns with the company's chief accountant, Lucas Simmons, who points out that the drop in earnings was balanced bya 20% increase in cash flows, from operating activities. Polly is encouraged by the increase in cash flows from operating activities, but is worried that investors might miss this information because it is "buried" in the statement of cash flows. To make it easier for investors to find this information, she instructs Lucas to include an operating cash flow per share number on the face of the income statement, directly below earnings per share. While Lucas is concerned about using such an unconventional financial reporting tactic, he agrees to include the information on the income statement. Is Lucas behaving itn an ethical and professional manner? Explain your

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