A customer at Save More grocery store stepped in a puddle of spilled soda and fell. Right after the accident, another customer heard the store manager say to a clerk, $$I told you an hour ago to clean up that mess. Why didn't you do it$?$ At the trial, Save More's defense is that the soda had been spilled only minutes before the fall, so it was not negligent in the loss. The attorney for the injured party questioned the customer who heard the statement made by the store manager to the clerk. This testimony would be

A$)$

admissible as an admission against interest

B$)$

inadmissible as hearsay

C$)$

inadmissible as immaterial

D$)$

admissible as a waiver of privilege