A monopolistic competitor behaving in a profit-maximizing way will

A) not advertise.
B) advertise as much as it can in order to increase its sales.
C) advertise to the point where the additional sales from advertising equal the additional marginal costs of the product.
D) advertise to the point where the additional revenue from one more dollar of advertising just equals the extra dollar cost of advertising.


D

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Imports of goods and services= $14 billion
Net income on investments = -$4 billion
Net transfers = -$1 billion
Increase in foreign holdings of assets in the United States = $6 billion
Increase in U.S. holdings of assets in foreign countries = -$3 billion

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