Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question(s)

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question(s) .
Figure 9-5

The cost conditions for a profit-maximizing firm operating in a price-taker market are indicated in Figure 9-5. If the market price was $3, what output should the firm produce, and what would be the firm's maximum profit?

A) output, 3; maximum profit, $3 loss
B) output, 5; maximum profit, zero
C) output, 5; maximum profit, $5
D) output, 6; maximum profit, $6