When firms in a monopolistically competitive market engage in price-related advertising, defenders of advertising argue that

a. the quality of products sold in the market always increases.
b. customers are less likely to be informed about other characteristics of the product.
c. new firms are discouraged from entering the market.
d. each firm has less market power.

d

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