A recursive solution can be preferable to an iterative solution because:

A) recursive method calls are faster than iterative looping
B) recursive solutions may be easier to understand than iterative ones
C) recursion uses less memory than iteration
D) iteration should be avoided.

Recursive solutions can often be more intuitive and easier to understand since they allow for breaking down a problem into smaller sub-problems that can be solved recursively. However, it is not true that recursive method calls are inherently faster or that recursion uses less memory than iteration. In fact, recursion can sometimes be less efficient than iteration due to the overhead of creating and maintaining recursive function calls. Iteration is a valuable tool in programming and should not be avoided altogether.