What will happen to the number of firms in the market

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Problem: The figure below depicts the short-run market equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market and the cost curves for a representative firm in that market. Assume that all firms in this market have identical cost curves. The graphs on the left and right plot quantity in number of units versus price in dollars per unit. Given that the current equilibrium price is $8, what will happen to the number of firms in this market in the long run?

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