One difference between monopoly firm and competitive firm

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One difference between a monopoly firm and a competitive firm is that

A. a monopoly firm faces a downward sloping demand curve.

B. a monopoly is a price taker.

C. a monopoly maximizes profit by setting marginal revenue equal to marginal cost.

D. none of the above

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