Editing Profit maximization (section)

==Government Regulation==
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Market quotas reflect the power of a firm in the market, a firm dominating a market is very common, and too much power often becomes the motive for non-Hong behavior. [[Predatory pricing]], [[Tying (commerce)|tying]], [[price gouging]] and other behaviors are reflecting the crisis of excessive power of monopolists in the market. In an attempt to prevent businesses from abusing their power to maximize their own profits, [[government]]s often intervene to stop them in their tracks. A major example of this is through [[anti-trust|anti-trust regulation]] which effectively outlaws most industry [[monopoly|monopolies]]. Through this regulation, consumers enjoy a better relationship with the companies that serve them, even though the company itself may suffer, financially speaking.