A Company Is Experiencing Financial Difficulty, So It Decides to Fire

A company is experiencing financial difficulty, so it decides to fire its older workers, who make higher salaries, in order to save money. According to your textbook,

A) there is no law prohibiting a company from firing any of its employees.
B) there is a law that prohibiting the firing of employees because of age.
C) the company can fire older men but not older women.
D) the company can fire older women but not older men.