Which of the following statements is true about monopolistically competitive firms?
A) Unlike perfectly competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms are able to raise their prices without losing all of their customers.
B) Like perfectly competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms are not able to raise prices without losing all of their customers because they face competition from firms selling similar products.
C) Like perfectly competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms maximize their profits by settling price equal to marginal cost.
D) Unlike perfectly competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms face perfectly inelastic demand curves.
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