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In a monopolistic competitive market, demand curves shift in, if more firms enter the market. I can't seem to wrap my head around it. Demand remains the same, supply has increased. Shouldn't entry of more firms change the supply curve, rather than demand curve?

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Demand for existing firms' product shifts in because the entering firms attract some of the users.

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