Claude's Copper Clappers Sells Clappers for $40 Each in a Competitive

Multiple Choice

Claude's Copper Clappers sells clappers for $40 each in a competitive price-taker market. At its present rate of output, Claude's marginal cost is $39, average variable cost is $25, and average total cost is $45. To improve his profit/loss situation, Claude should

A) increase output
B) reduce output but not to zero
C) maintain the present rate of output
D) shut down
E) raise the price