The answer is A. Implied. cause its asking a question not stating facts.
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They were expensive because people with special skills were needed to produce them.
Explanation:
The text doesn't say anything about the last two options, and not only wealthy people bought them. They weren't rare either.
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I don't know if you have this options but if you have this option I did the one that starts with though a form of the sweet treat dates back to the 1400s...
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