Ameera's flower shop is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Ameera sells flower baskets for $27 each. Her total cost each day is $280, of which $30 is a fixed cost. She sells 10 flower baskets a day. What should be Ameera's short-run decision concerning shutdown and her long-run decision concerning exit and why?

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3. Ameera's flower shop is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Ameera sells flower baskets for
$27 each. Her total cost each day is $280, of which $30 is a fixed cost. She sells 10 flower baskets
a day. What should be Ameera's short-run decision concerning shutdown and her long-run decision
concerning exit and why?
Transcribed Image Text:3. Ameera's flower shop is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Ameera sells flower baskets for $27 each. Her total cost each day is $280, of which $30 is a fixed cost. She sells 10 flower baskets a day. What should be Ameera's short-run decision concerning shutdown and her long-run decision concerning exit and why?
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