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The market for peanut butter in Nutville is monopolistically competitive and in long-run...

The market for peanut butter in Nutville is monopolistically competitive and in long-run equilibrium. One day, consumer advocate Skippy Jif discovers that all brands of peanut butter in Nutville are identical. Thereafter, the market becomes perfectly competitive and again reaches its long-run equilibrium. Using an appropriate diagram, explain whether each of the following variables increases, decreases, or stays the same for a typical firm in the market.

a. price

b. quantity

c. average total cost

d. marginal cost

e. profit

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