A profit-maximizing firm in a monopolistically competitive market differs from a firm in a perfectly competitive market because the firm in the monopolistically competitive market

a. chooses its profit-maximizing quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
b. sells its product in a highly-concentrated market.
c. faces a downward-sloping demand curve for its product.
d. can earn profits in the long run.


c

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