Refer to the information provided in Figure 15.6 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 15.6Refer to Figure 15.6. If Trollio's T-shirts is producing 50 silk-screened T-shirts and selling each T-shirt at $16, then in the long run this firm should

A. continue to produce 50 silk-screened T-shirts and sell each T-shirt for $16.
B. exit the industry, as it is earning a zero economic profit.
C. reduce output to try to increase profits.
D. increase output to 60 silk-screened T-shirts.


Answer: A

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