Assume that a product has the following three stages of production:

Production Stage

Selling Price

$1$

$$

$10$

$2$

$$

$250$

$3$

$$

$1,500$

If the value$-$added tax $($VAT$)$ rate is $20$ percent, what would be the VAT over all stages of production?

Group of answer choices

$90$

$120$

$300$

$225$