A profit-maximising firm with market power is most likely to use that market power to

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The question asks how a profit-maximising firm with market power is likely to use that market power. 
Option D states: 'charge higher prices than firms with little market power.' This aligns with economic intuition: firms with market power face a downward-sloping demand curve and can set prices above marginal cost to earn a higher profit, since they are not price-taking like perfectly competitive firms. 
Consider the underlying concepts: market power enables a firm to impose a markup over marginal cost because there are fewer close substitutes and the firm has some control over the quantity sold at each price. By choosing a price above marginal cost, the firm increases total revenue more than it increases costs, up to the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. 
In contrast, if the firm faced intense competition or had little market power, it would be constrained to lower prices closer to marginal cost, reducing potential profits. 
Since the question specifies a profit-maximising firm with market power, the use of power to set higher prices relative to firms with little market power is the most consistent and expected outcome. 
If there were alternative options, they would likely discuss strategies such as restricting output to raise prices, engaging in price discrimination, or innovating to reinforce demand; however, with the given choice set, option D directly captures the core implication of market power for pricing.

A profit-maximising firm with market power is most likely to use that market power to

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