cfa 2015 mock - ethics - additional compensation arrangements

Why is an employer holding a competition among its own sales people with a vacation reward a conflict of itnerest against the employer? I don’t get this question (#8)

It is not. This is what they say, that it is unlikely to be a conflict of interests. The issues are misrepresentation and independence&objectivity

Wow completely missed this - stress must just be getting to me. Thanks, a sign I need to slow down