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Antitrust Laws State That the Practice of Predatory Pricing Is

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Antitrust laws state that the practice of predatory pricing is illegal as it allows the firm to consolidate monopoly power by driving other firms out of the market.What might be the challenges that a regulator may face while trying to prosecute a firm that is said to practice predatory pricing? (Predatory pricing is a pricing strategy where a firm prices a product below average variable cost (or short-run marginal cost)to drive rival firms out of the market)


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