A Manager Who Gets a Bonus Based on Reported Profits

A manager who gets a bonus based on reported profits for the year decides to reduce the company's advertising and research expenditures in order to meet her bonus target, even though she believes that the advertising and research would have long-term benefits for the company. This is an example of what type of reaction to accounting measurement?

A) Acting to modify the measurement system before it goes into effect
B) Doing what is desired in response to being measured
C) Doing what looks good on the measurement system, even though it was not what was actually desired
D) Lying