[单选题]
A 55-cm brass rod has mjshc zr , su1c(kra6edy(+25a diameter of 30 cm. The compre bdgo5cypo 3hs(.36 xdssive strength of steel is codx d3gp s(.y5o3hb6 $250 \times 10^6 \; N/m^2$. What is the compression force that would break the rod?
A. $1.8 \times 10^{7} \; N$
B. $1.4 \times 10^{8} \; N$
C. $2.4 \times 10^{8} \; N$
D. $4.5 \times 10^{8} \; N$