Because the postfix increment operator returns objects by value and the prefix increment operator returns objects by reference:
A) Prefix increment has slightly more overhead than postfix increment.
B) The postfix increment operator returns the actual incremented object with its new value.
C) Objects returned by postfix increment cannot be used in larger expressions.
D) The postfix increment operator typically returns a temporary object that contains the original value of the object before the increment occurred.

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The postfix increment operator increments the value of the object but returns a temporary object that contains the original value before the increment. This is because it needs to return the value as it was before the increment, which necessitates creating a temporary object to hold this value.

Because the Postfix Increment Operator Returns Objects by Value and the Prefix