Which of the Following Statements About Incentive and Compensation Policies

Which of the following statements about incentive and compensation policies and their effect on motivation is true?

A) There is likely to be a curvilinear relationship between the likelihood of receiving recognition and promotion and the salesperson's valence for them
B) The ratio of the total financial compensation of the highest paid salesperson to that of the average salesperson's pay is referred to as the earnings equity ratio
C) Reward mix, the various types of reinforcements used by the organization, has little effect on employee's valences
D) In firms where the current financial compensation is relatively high, salespeople will only be satisfied if they are provided with the opportunity to achieve higher-order rewards
E) Within the reward mix of a typical organization, free merchandise is the most effective motivator