Corn is produced in a perfectly competitive market. The demand for ethanol decreases. This will cause the individual corn farmer?s marginal revenue to ________ and their profit-maximizing level of output to ________.

A. increase; increase
B. increase; decrease
C. decrease; increase
D. decrease; decrease


Answer: D

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