Mark, an accountant, is given the task to lead an external auditing project for a multinational company. In his spare time, Mark also acts as a consultant for Mayfair Hut Inc., a local company. In this scenario, Mark is a:

D) public accountant.

Explanation:

Public accountants provide accounting services to other businesses.

Management accountants work for businesses and provide their services generally only to them.

A government accountant works for some government entity, providing accounting or auditing services to a government organization.

Forensic accountants basically conduct audits to determine errors in the preparation and reporting of financial statements.