At the end of year 8, Shore Co. held trading securities that cost $17,500 and which had a year-end market value of $19,000. All of these securities were sold during year 9 for $22,000. For the year ended on December 31, year 8, Shore should report a gain of

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.