Explain what happens to the long-run supply curve of an industry when firm entry raises the price of inputs used in the industry.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER:

When firm entry raises the price of inputs used in the industry, the average total cost curve and marginal cost curves shift upward. This in turn causes the firms’ short-run supply curves to shift upward when there is an increase in market demand. As a result, the long-run industry supply curve slopes upward.