In general, if a benevolent social planner wanted to maximize the total benefits received by buyers and sellers in a market, the planner should?

A. Choose any price the planner wants because the losses to the sellers (buyers) from any change in price are exactly offset by the gains to the buyers (sellers).

B. allow the market to seek equilibrium on its own.

C. choose a price below the market equilibrium price

D. choose a price above the market equilibrium price

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