Regulated Monopoly — Maximum Price (Price Cap)

Market Structures · Micro
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MC AC AR = D MR Price cap (effective AR) Supernormal profit (unregulated)
A price cap set where price equals marginal cost lowers price from Pm to Pmax and raises output from Qm to Qr, moving the monopoly towards the allocatively efficient outcome.