The marginal cost in the table is:
\(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \begin{array}{c}
\text { Control } \
\text { Variable }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Total } \
\text { Benefits }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Total } \
\text { Costs }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Net } \
\text { Benefits }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Marginal } \
\text { Benefit }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Marginal } \
\text { Cost }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Marginal } \
\text { Net Benefit }
\end{array} \
\hline Q & B(Q) & C(Q) & N(Q) & \boldsymbol{M}(Q) & \boldsymbol{M}(Q) & M N B(Q) \
\hline 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -- & -- & -- \
\hline 1 & 900 & 100 & 800 & 900 & 100 & 800 \
\hline 2 & 1,700 & 300 & C & 800 & 200 & 600 \
\hline 3 & 2,400 & 600 & 1,800 & 700 & E & 400 \
\hline 4 & A & 1,000 & 2,000 & 600 & 400 & 200 \
\hline 5 & 3,500 & 1,500 & 2,000 & 500 & 500 & F \
\hline 6 & 3,900 & 2,100 & 1,800 & D & 600 & -200 \
\hline 7 & 4,200 & 2,800 & 1,400 & 300 & 700 & -400 \
\hline 8 & 4,400 & B & 800 & 200 & 800 & -600 \
\hline 9 & 4,500 & 4,500 & 0 & 100 & 900 & -800 \
\hline 10 & 4,500 & 5,500 & -1,000 & 0 & 1,000 & -1000 \
\hline
\end{array}\)
A) increasing at an increasing rate.
B) decreasing at an increasing rate.
C) increasing at a constant rate.
D) decreasing at a decreasing rate.

Question

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The marginal cost in the table increases by a constant amount (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) as the control variable increases, indicating it is increasing at a constant rate.

The Marginal Cost in the Table Is A) Increasing at an Increasing Rate