Unlike a perfectly competitive firm, a monopolistically competitive firm
A. faces a perfectly inelastic demand curve.
B. can earn positive economic profit in the short run and in the long run.
C. cannot earn positive economic profit even in the short run.
D. does not have the same marginal revenue at every output level.
Answer: D
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