Scenario 1-1 Suppose a T-Shirt Manufacturer Currently Sells 5,000 T-Shirts Per Week

Scenario 1-1

Suppose a t-shirt manufacturer currently sells 5,000 t-shirts per week and makes a profit of $10,000 per week. A manager at the plant observes, "Although the last 400 t-shirts we produced and sold increased our revenue by $4,000 and our costs by $4,800, we are still making an overall profit of $10,000 per week so I think we're on the right track. We are producing the optimal number of t-shirts."

-Refer to Scenario 1-1.Had the firm not produced and sold the last 500 cigars,would its profit be higher or lower,and if so by how much?

A) Its profit will be $500 higher.
B) Its profit will be $1,000 higher.
C) Its profit will be $500 lower.
D) Its profit will be $1,500 lower.

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