Based on this information and our new pay for performance philosophy, who should get the highest merit increase? Lassen Rehabilitation

Except from the Annual Employee Summary$*$

Employee Name

Years of Service

Evaluation Rating$**$

Current Salary

Kelly Keeton

$1\mathrm{.}6$

$3\mathrm{.}5$

$$32,000$

Adam Howell

$2\mathrm{.}6$

$2\mathrm{.}0$

$$26,000$

Joann Thomas

$6\mathrm{.}1$

$4\mathrm{.}0$

$$40,000$

Rosalie Maddox

$3\mathrm{.}6$

$5\mathrm{.}0$

$$34,000$

Roland Fleige

$7\mathrm{.}7$

$3\mathrm{.}0$

$$42,000$

$*$All data was extracted from the human resources information system at the fiscal year$-$end.

$**$Evaluation rating ranges from $1($does not meet expectations$)$ to $5($exceeds expectations$).$