In East Icicle, Minnesota, on the Northern Edge of the Corn

In East Icicle, Minnesota, on the northern edge of the corn belt, the growing season is short and the soil is poor.Corn yields are meager unless a great deal of expensive fertilizer is used.In Corncrib, Illinois, the land is fertile and flat and the growing season is 20 days longer.For any given expenditure per acre, corn yields are far greater than in East Icicle.Farmers in both places are profit maximizers who grow corn.

A) Marginal costs are higher in East Icicle than in Corncrib.
B) More fertilizer is used per acre in East Icicle than in Corncrib.
C) Marginal costs are the same in both places.
D) More fertilizer is used per acre in Corncrib than in East Icicle.
E) More than one of the above is true.