Suppose there is a large and permanent increase in the demand for a good produced in a competitive industry. We should expect that:
A) existing firms will face lower sunk costs.
B) competition in the industry will decrease.
C) existing firms' average cost curves will shift upwards.
D) firms will enter the industry because the market price will rise.
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A) above-normal profits
A) costs rise
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