The supermarket chain and the representatives from the orange growers' cooperative are having extended negotiations as a result of a late freeze and an early drought that has reduced the U.S. orange production. After 4-hours of grueling negotiations, the orange grower's cooperative representative was tired of hearing one of the members of the supermarket team asking, "Can't we all just get along and split the extra costs down the middle?" This supermarket team member that was annoying the coop rep was apparently using the _____ mode to handle conflict resolution.
A)competing
B)accommodating
C)avoiding
D)collaborating
E)compromising

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The question mentions that the supermarket team member was suggesting to "split the extra costs down the middle", which is a clear indication of a compromise. Therefore, the supermarket team member was using the compromising mode to handle conflict resolution.

The Supermarket Chain and the Representatives from the Orange Growers