Because we don't have an industry demand and supply graph we examine all changes from the perspective of a typical firm within a well defined industry. (We'll put aside concerns about industry boundaries).

   To the right we show a typical firm in a monopolistically competitive industry in long run equilibrium. Since ATC = Price profits are zero, as they must be in long run equilibrium for any free entry industry.

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