Consider a competitive industry where the demand and supply curves are straight lines of equal absolute value

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Consider a competitive industry where the demand and supply curves are straight lines of equal absolute value and the supply curve goes through the origin. If all of the firms in the industry merge into one, the new firm will be able to produce at zero marginal cost. On efficiency grounds, should the merger be allowed?

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