"Now, when we compare ourselves against that same benchmark, the southern regional average, we found ourselves last year $1,700 dollars below that mark, and projecting out to next year," Songy said, "If nothing is done, we'll be $2,100 under the southern regional average."
Can we infer the following?
Songy will get all the blame if they are below the benchmark again.

OPTIONS:
(A). Yes;
(B). It's impossible to say;
(C). No;
The answer is: