Bill, an Accountant, Is Amazed at His 2% Salary Increase

Bill, an accountant, is amazed at his 2% salary increase.Bill had the lowest error rating and the quickest completion times in the division.When Bill learned that Ed, another accountant who was slow and careless in his work also received 2%, he went to HR.Bill was told that their manager had turned in average ratings for both of them, in fact for the whole department, and that 2% was the average raise that year for all employees.What performance appraisal rating error is evident?

A) Leniency error
B) Inappropriate substitutes for performance
C) Similarity error
D) Central tendency
E) Inflationary pressures