You Are Hired as an Economic Consultant to the Pampered

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Multiple Choice

You are hired as an economic consultant to The Pampered Pet Shop. The Pampered Pet Shop operates in a perfectly competitive industry. This firm is currently producing at a point where market price equals its marginal cost. The Shop's total revenue exceeds its total variable cost, but is less than its total cost. You should advise the firm to

• A) cease production immediately because it is incurring a loss.
• B) lower its price so that it can sell more units of output.
• C) produce in the short run to minimize its loss, but exit the industry in the long run.
• D) raise its price until it breaks even.

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