Answer:
No, Company will not pay
Explanation:
At the last point of the final deal, any significant sum of money does not fall into the frame.
It was important to address the exact amount needed to update the research on agriculture. They might be asking for inflated amounts.
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[B], developing the art style guide and production plan.
It wouldn't be [A], because patches are released to consumers of the game, to fix bugs and add new content, which won't be done until post-production.
It wouldn't be [C] either, as it is also post-production, because you are sending the game to produced, packaged and shipped, meaning the game has already been pretty much fully developed.