Given below is a statement followed by two possible underlying assumptions I and II. Read the information carefully and select the correct option.

Statement:

Extracts of plant C have been found useful in treating an earlier fatal disease. Although plant C, once imported, can be grown on any moist soil, most pharma companies in country Y are still choosing synthetic substitutes over using natural extracts.

Which of the following can be assumed by the given statement?

I. Unlike the case in all other countries, in Country Y, production of this synthetic substitute is substantially cheaper than growing Plant C.

II. The effect of a synthetic substitute is not drastically different from the plant extract.