It has been argued that in the long run monopolistic competition is inefficient because

A. minimum average total costs are not achieved and marginal cost exceeds price.
B. minimum average total costs are achieved but price exceeds marginal cost.
C. there are few many firms, each with excess capacity, producing too much output.
D. there are too many firms, each with excess capacity, producing too little output.


Answer: D

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