Putting things off for too long and not working toward goals can bring your self-esteem even lower.

Eli, an officer for Food Stores Inc., buys 10,000 shares of its stock. One week later, the company announces that it will merge with a competitor, Grocery Mart Corporation, and the price of Food Stores' stock increases. One month later, Eli sells his shares for a profit. Under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Eli would not be liable if, after buying the stock, he had waited

A) less than fourteen days to sell it.
B) more than six months to sell it.
C) ninety days to sell it.
D) two months to sell it.