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Figure: Oil
-(Figure: Oil) Compared with producing the 20 millionth barrel of oil, the cost of producing the 40 millionth barrel of oil is:
A) $40 lower.
B) $40 higher.
C) approximately the same.
D) $80 higher.

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Figure: Oil 
-(Figure: Oil) Compared with producing the 20 millionth barrel of oil, the cost of producing the 40 millionth barrel of oil is:
A) $40 lower. 
B) $40 higher. 
C) approximately the same. 
D) $80 higher.

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The cost of producing additional units typically increases due to factors like resource depletion or increased difficulty in extraction, making the 40 millionth barrel more expensive than the 20 millionth.

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