If a firm is using a resource hired in a perfectly competitive market, and if the marginal resource cost is less than its marginal revenue product,
a. more of the resource should be used
b. less of the resource should be used
c. the firm should pay a lower price for the resource
d. the firm should pay a higher price for the resource
e. the firm is using the optimal amount of the resource
A
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