Strawberries are produced in a perfectly competitive market. Average consumer incomes decrease. This will cause the individual strawberry farmer's marginal revenue to ________ and their profit-maximizing level of output to ________.

A. increase; increase
B. increase; decrease
C. decrease; increase
D. decrease; decrease

Answer: D

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