Joel's Boss Has Just Given Him an Incredible Opportunity-An Assignment

Joel's boss has just given him an incredible opportunity-an assignment to go work at the company's Hawaii office for two weeks, three months from now-but he is not excited. The problem is that his family needs him because his mother will have just had surgery, and his elderly father cannot take care of her on his own. Joel's resistance to the Hawaii assignment is based on

A) surprise.
B) peer pressure.
C) differing assessments.
D) timing.
E) self-interest.