Julie, a Recent College Graduate, Is Interested in Business and Is

Julie, a recent college graduate, is interested in business and is considering pursuing a career in accounting. Her parents are supportive, with her mother recommending that Julie become a public accountant and her father recommending that she become a private accountant. Which of the following, if true, supports the mother's position?

A) Julie has said that she wants to work for one of the accounting services firms like Ernst & Young.
B) The demand for government accountants is expected to grow in the near future.
C) Two other recent grads in Julie's class chose to pursue public accounting.
D) A recent survey showed that about 45 percent of new accountants chose public accounting.
E) Julie has said that she wants to work as an in-house accountant for a large public interest group like Sierra Club or Greenpeace.