The market for peanut butter in Nutville ismonopolistically competitive and in long-runequilibrium. One day, consumer advocate Jif Skippydiscovers that all brands of peanut butter in Nutvilleare identical. Thereafter, the market becomes perfectlycompetitive and again reaches its long-run equilibrium.Using an appropriate diagram, explain whether eachof the following variables increases, decreases, or staysthe same for a typical firm in the market.a. priceb. quantityc. average total costd. marginal coste. profit

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