C) the people that purchase goods and services
        
             
        
        
        
(any company) Payroll for employed workers, Property costs, and taxes.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
however
Explanation:
The best of the transitional word or phrase would most efficiently increase the cohesiveness of the following sentences is ''however''
"The company recorded a 11 percent increase in domestic profits, however the company has not been able to establish much demand in foreign countries."
It shows that although the company is doing well domestically by growing its profits, it has not been able to do so internationally.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Financial statements include assets listed at historical costs. Hence, the assets are recorded at their historical cost.
<h3>What do you mean by historical costs?</h3>
The price paid when an asset was purchased is known as the historical cost. On a company's balance sheet, the majority of long-term assets are recorded at their historical cost. 
One of the fundamental accounting principles outlined by generally accepted accounting principles is historical cost (GAAP). The use of historical cost is consistent with conservative accounting because it avoids overstating an asset's value.
Hence, Financial statements include assets listed at historical costs. Hence, the assets are recorded at their historical cost.
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Answer:
keep producing in the short run but exit the industry or go out of business in the long run
Explanation:
A perfect competition is characterised by many buyers and sellers of homogeneous goods and services. Market prices are set by the forces of demand and supply. There are no barriers to entry or exit of firms into the industry.  
In the long run, firms earn zero economic profit.  If in the short run firms are earning economic profit, in the long run firms would enter into the industry. This would drive economic profit to zero.  
Also, if in the short run, firms are earning economic loss, in the long run, firms would exit the industry until economic profit falls to zero.  
A firm should shut down in the short run if price is less than average variable cost. But since the diner's price is greater than average variable cost, it should continue production. 
A firm should exit the industry in the long run if price is less than average total cost. the diner's price is less than average total cost, so it should shut down in the long run