If production is occurring where marginal cost exceeds price, the purely competitive firm will:
A. maximize profit, but resources will be underallocated to the product.
B. maximize profit, but resources will be overallocated to the product.
C. fail to maximize profit and resources will be overallocated to the product.
D. fail to maximize profit and resources will be underallocated to the product.
Answer: C
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