Marginal revenue is not equal to price for a monopolist because:

A. total revenue increases as output increases.
B. the monopolist must lower the price of all units in order to sell more.
C. the monopolist's demand curve is below its marginal revenue curve.
D. the monopolist sets price equal to marginal cost.


Answer: B

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