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Consider a monopolistically competitive industry in which
production costs fall. How would such an industry adjust to a
new long run equilibrium?
Suppose we are considering house painters in a large metropolitan
area. (This could almost be perfectly competitive, but we'll imagine
that there are some differences perceived by consumers.) We begin
our analysis with the industry in long run equilibrium as shown
to the right.
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