It has been a great year at Capital Funding, Inc., an SEC-registered broker-dealer that is also registered in 22 states. The company decides to share its good fortune with employees by paying a year-end bonus equal to 31% of annual salary. In order for clerical personnel to receive this bonus: A) they must be licensed as agents. B) the bonus must be sales related. C) they must be licensed as investment adviser representatives. D) they must be employees of the broker-dealer.