If a firm in a perfectly competitive market faces the cost curves in the graph shown and produces at the profit-maximizing level of output, which of the following is true? 
A) The firm will lose money and shut down in the short run if the price falls below $15.
B) The firm will lose money, but will continue to operate in the short run if the price is at least $15.
C) The firm will make positive profits any time the price is greater than $15.
D) All of these are correct.
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