A monopolistically competitive firm's marginal revenue curve:

A) is downsloping and coincides with the demand curve.
B) coincides with the demand curve and is parallel to the horizontal axis.
C) is downsloping and lies below the demand curve.
D) does not exist because the firm is a "price maker."

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing the extra revenue obtained from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping, indicating an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.

Price Maker

A market participant with the power to influence the price of a good or service, typically due to a lack of significant competition, controlling a large portion of the market supply.