✓ Correct answer: D. justified change in accounting principleAn auditor would express an unmodified opinion with an emphasis-of-matter paragraph added to the auditor's report for a justified change in accounting principle. The emphasis-of-matter paragraph should be placed after the opinion paragraph. A material weakness must be reported to management and those charged with governance, but it would not be disclosed in an emphasis-of-matter paragraph added to an otherwise unmodified opinion.
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