"Please Submit Your End-Of-The Year Report by December 31, 2015

Multiple Choice

"Please submit your end-of-the year report by December 31, 2015, so we can include your accomplishments in our report to the Corporate Office due January 20, 2016." Is it appropriate to give the report due date in this sentence?

A) No, because the reader will not believe that the writer can produce a good report in only 20 days.
B) No, because it does not benefit the reader.
C) Yes, because the deadline shows the time limit is real.
D) Yes, because the mention of a due date builds emotional appeal.