Breakfast Cereal Maker General Mills Periodically Gives Lump-Sum Payments to Employees

Multiple Choice

Breakfast cereal maker General Mills periodically gives lump-sum payments to employees. The amount depends on job performance, with more productive employees receiving a larger sum than less productive employees. This motivational tool is

A) a violation of the concept of comparable worth.
B) illegal under the Equal Pay Act.
C) profit sharing.
D) acceptable under the employment-at-will clause of the Equal Pay Act.
E) an incentive payment.