he FDA recently banned the use of a certain imitation butter because it carried with it certain health risks. As a result, Splendid Foods can no longer use the imitation butter in its cookies. Therefore, Splendid Foods' cookie production costs will rise, since real butter costs substantially more than the imitation butter.

The argument relies on which of the following assumptions?

* (A)

The FDA recently banned the use of a certain imitation butter.
* (B)

Splendid Foods' new cookies will be made with real butter
* (C)

Splendid Foods can no longer use the imitation butter in its cookies.
* (D)

Splendid Foods' cookie production costs will rise.
* (E)

Real butter costs substantially more than imitation butter.

OA B