The Cakery Bakery sells 200 muffins at a price of $2 per muffin. Its explicit costs for producing 200 muffins are $350. The cakery bakery's economic profits are
A. $35.
B. $50.
C. $400.
D. indeterminate from this information.
Answer: D
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