A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule:





Refer to the above table. The marginal opportunity cost of the third unit of steel is:



A. 18.3 units of wheat

B. 25 units of wheat

C. 20 units of wheat

D. 55 units of wheat


Answer: C

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