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a. decreases in production costs resulting from more firms coming into the market.
b. a breakdown of the "free entry and exit" feature of competition.
c. a breakdown of the "price taking" feature of competition.
d. the fact that a resource used in the production of the good is available only in limited quantities.

d

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