For profit maximizing monopolists, what is the relationship between price (P), marginal cost (MC), and marginal revenue (MR) at the profit maximizing level of output? A $P > MR > MC$ B $P = MR = MC$ C $P > MR = MC$ D $P = MR > MC$
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