
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A grocer decides to stack apples in a similar pyramid-like fashion he did with oranges. The new rectangular base for this stack consists of $4$ apples by $6$ apples. Each apple above the first level rests in a pocket formed by four apples below, and the stack is completed by a single row of apples as before. How many apples are in the stack?
A) 36
B) 44
C) 50
D) 54

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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