Four accounting majors, Maria Acosta, Kenzo Nakao, Helen Martin, and Anthony Mandella, recently graduated from Central University and began professional accounting careers. Acosta entered public accounting, Nakao became a management accountant, Martin joined a governmental agency, and Mandella (who had completed a graduate program) became an accounting faculty member.
Assume that each of the four graduates was successful in his or her chosen career. Identify the types of accounting activities in which each of these graduates might find themselves specializing several years after graduation.