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Pricing Above Marginal Cost Leads to Market Failure
When a firm with market power sets a price above its marginal cost of production, it leads to market failure. This pricing strategy creates a Pareto inefficient outcome because some potential consumers, who value the good at more than its marginal cost but less than the set price, are excluded from the market. The unrealized gains from these prevented trades result in a deadweight loss to society.
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