Long run - monopolistically competitive firm

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In the long run, the most helpful action that a monopolistically competitive firm can take to maintain its economic profit is to:

a. lower price,

b. continue its efforts to differentiate product,

c. do nothing, because it will inevitably experience a decline in profits,

d. rise its price?

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