-The Table Above Shows Output and Costs of Evan's Subs

question 64

Multiple Choice

-The table above shows output and costs of Evan's Subs, a typical perfectly competitive firm in a local market for sandwiches. Evan's fixed cost is $9 per hour. The current market price of a sandwich is $6. If the market price does not change, Evan's will

• A) continue to operate in the short run, but will exit the industry in the long run.
• B) continue to operate in the short run and in the long run.
• C) shut down.
• D) increase its production in the long run.

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Definitions:

Industry Average

A benchmark representing the average performance or output of companies within the same sector.

ROEs

ROEs, or Return on Equity, measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Book Value

The value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance, taking into account the cost of the asset minus any depreciation.

Extraordinary Gains

Gains that arise from events that are both unusual and infrequent, not expected to recur regularly in the normal course of business.