One difference between a competitive firm and a monopoly is that __________________. a. monopoly makes economic profits, but a competitive firm never makes economic profits b. a monopoly faces a downward sloping marginal revenue curve, whereas a competitive firm faces a horizontal marginal revenue curve c. the cost curves of a monopoly are always below those of a competitive firm d. a monopoly always has economies of scale, but a competitive firm always has diseconomies of scale

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