To maximize profit, a perfectly competitive firm

A) should sell the quantity of output determined by the interaction between industry demand and supply.
B) should sell the quantity of output that results in a value for total revenue that is equal to total cost.
C) should produce the quantity of output that results in the greatest difference between total revenue and total cost.
D) should produce the quantity of output that results in the greatest difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost.


Answer: C

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