Regulating the price of a monopolist

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Show graphically how regulating the value of a monopolist can both increase quantity and lower price.
[A] Why did the regulation have the effect it did?
[B] How relevant to the real world do you believe this result is in the "contestable markets" view of the competitive process?
[C] How relevant to the real world do you believe this result is in the "cartel" view of the competitive process?

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