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PREDATORY PRICING DEUTSCH DRIVERS
“It was the combination of Busways’ actions in recruiting so many of DTC’s drivers so quickly, registering services on all its routes and running free services which caused DTC’s final collapse. In a report into the entry of Busways, the Monopolies and Mergers commission reported that the actions of Busways did amount to predatory pricing. For a time, they also offered free bus rides – attracting customers from their rivals The result was that Darlington Transport Company (DTC) went out of business leading to monopoly power for the remaining Busways company. Busways were also successful in attracting bus drivers from its rival (by paying higher wages. In the Darlington bus wars, Busways (owned by Stagecoach from July 1994) a new entrant into the deregulated bus markets, offered free bus travel to try and force the rival Darlington Bus company out of business. It is prohibited under EU Competition Law to sell goods at a loss with the purpose of forcing other firms out of business. Consumers can benefit if prices fall and all the firms stay in business. However, predatory pricing could be confused with a very competitive market. If predatory pricing leads to an increase in monopoly power, then it will harm the public interest because it leads to higher prices in the long term. Predatory Pricing and the Public Interest If successful, the monopoly firm regains its monopoly power, but also its action of predatory pricing discourages other firms from trying to enter.The incumbent monopoly may have significant savings to finance a price war, whilst the new firm is more vulnerable due to financing cost of entering the market.These low prices and operating at a loss may force the new firm out of business.However, in response, the incumbent monopoly could cut prices and make a temporary loss.If a monopoly is enjoying supernormal profits, it is likely to attract new firms into the industry – who would reduce the incumbent’s profitability.Predatory pricing could be a method to deal with new firms who enter an industry.Predatory pricing occurs when a firm sells a good or service at a price below cost (or very cheaply) with the intention of forcing rival firms out of business.
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