$A$ person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree on the opposite bank is $60^{\circ}$. When he moves $40 \ m$ away from the bank,he finds the angle of elevation to be $30^{\circ}$. The breadth of the river is (in $m$):
- A$40$
- B$60$
- C$20$
- D$30$
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