Dawson is a 50-year-old sales representative who was terminated by High Flyer Corporation due to poor performance. Dawson finds out that he was replaced by a 41-

year-old employee, so he files suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Dawson will:

a. Prevail because he was replaced by a younger employee.

b. Prevail under the mixed motives theory.

c. Prevail only if High Flyer’s reason is pretextual.

d. Not prevail because the replacement employee is not substantially younger than Dawson.

e. Not prevail so long as High Flyer had a legitimate seniority system.