Mars InC. produces 100,000 boxes of Snickers bars which sell for $4 a box. If variable costs are $3 per box, and it has $150,000 fixed operating costs, in the short run, it should:
Select one:
a. shut down as fixed costs are not being covered.
b. keep producing as profits are $50,000.
c. keep producing as variable costs are being met.
d. keep producing as total costs are being recovered
e. More information is needed in order to determine the firm's actions.