If a firm in a competitive price-searcher market finds that its marginal revenue exceeds its marginal cost at the current rate of output, it should

a. raise the price of the product and expand its output.
b. raise the price of the product and reduce its output.
c. lower the price of the product and expand its output.
d. lower the price of the product and reduce its output.


C

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