If a perfectly competitive firm produces an output level at which price is greater than marginal cost, then the firm should:
A. leave its output decision unchanged because it is earning a profit.
B. employ more fixed factors of production.
C. expand output to earn greater profits or smaller losses.
D. reduce output to earn greater profits or smaller losses.
Answer: C
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