Remember that we show movement along a supply curve by asking what happens when demand changes. We will consider shifts in demand and ask how the industry responds in the long run.
To a considerable extent we've already answered this question.
We have found that, in general, demand shifts lead to a change in the
number of firms but no change in long run market price.
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