At the X-tron Sales Company, an employee's bonus is calculated using a

At the X-tron Sales Company, an employee's bonus is calculated using a formula based on the profits for the company that year, the employee's sales record, and, in some cases, the performance rating of the employee's department. Departmental performance ratings are included at the management's discretion and are intended to encourage "team playing." Thus, they may have the effect of diminishing an individual employee's bonus, rather than increasing it.

If the statements above are true, a departmental performance rating would most likely have the greatest negative effect on the bonus for which of the following employees?

A) An employee whose department performed well and whose individual sales record was good in a year of low profits for the company.
B) An employee whose department performed excellently and whose individual sales record was exceptional in a year of high profits for the company.
C) An employee whose department performed poorly and whose individual sales record was exceptional in a year of high profits for the company.
D) An employee whose department performed well but whose individual sales record was poor in a year of high profits for the company.
E) An employee whose department performed poorly and whose individual sales record was poor in a year of high profits for the company.