If a firm's total fixed costs are $30, the firm's marginal cost of producing the first unit of output is $30, and the average total cost of producing two units of output is $42, the marginal cost of the second unit of output is:

A. $84.
B. $54.
C. $42.
D. $24.


Answer: D

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