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Market power and market inefficiency

This is socially undesirable for a monopolist to produce where the price exceeds to marginal social cost [P > MSC] since: (w) resources are allocated inefficiently since too small is produced. (x) too many resources are used and production is excessive. (y) at P > MSC, prices do not measure social benefits. (z) society's advantage, as measured from MSC, exceeds the price consumers pay.

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