The decisions to$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ are$$ short$-$run decisions because they$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$

scale back premiere$$ Macy's stores and lay off nearly$44,000$ retail$$ workers;

change a variable factor of production but not a fixed factor of production

B$.$

close $15$ percent of$$ Macy's department$$ stores, scale back$$ Macy's premiere$$ locations, shut down $269$ Walmarts, and lay off$44,000$ retail$$ workers;

are decisions that were made within the last two years

C$.$

close $15$ percent of$$ Macy's department stores and scale back$$ Macy's premiere$$ locations;

deal with stores located in North America

D$.$

expand Amazon and other online$$ retailers;

change capital but not necessarily the number of employees