Refer to row 2 in the table. The number appropriate for space X is:

A decrease in the discount rate

A) reduces the cost of borrowing from the Fed. B) increases the cost of reserves borrowed from the Fed. C) signals the Fed's desire to decrease the money supply. D) signals the Fed's desire to reduce lending to commercial banks.

Bubba's Burgers sells hamburgers in a perfectly competitive market at a price of $1.50 each. At the profit-maximizing (cost-minimizing) level of output, average total cost is $1.90 per hamburger and average variable cost is $1.75 per hamburger

Should the firm continue to operate in the short run? Explain.