The perfectly competitive firm maximizes profits when

A. it produces and sells the quantity at which the difference between price and average cost is the greatest.
B. it produces and sells the quantity at which marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal.
C. it produces and sells the quantity at which the difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost is the greatest.
D. it produces and sells the quantity at which the difference between average revenue and average cost is the greatest.


Answer: B

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