The CEO of Ponchatoula Confections,a Non-Unionized Company,is Conferring with the Vice-President

The CEO of Ponchatoula Confections,a non-unionized company,is conferring with the vice-president of HR about inevitable layoffs due to long-term declines in orders.The CEO wants to lay off poor-performing employees first.Looking at the list of employees and their performance rankings,the CEO sees Carl's name.Carl has had consistently below-average performance appraisals for the last five years.Carl is 66 and has been with the firm 41 years.The CEO says,"What about Carl?" The vice-president of HR advises the CEO

A) "Don't touch Carl, he is protected by the ADEA because he is over 70."
B) "You can consider Carl for layoff because of his long-term poor performance."
C) "The ADEA protects employees who have over 40 years seniority with the firm. We can't lay Carl off."
D) The ADEA requires employers to lay off employees in order of reverse seniority, so Carl must be retained while more junior employees are laid off.