Answer Bank From the firm's perspective, price cap regulation is never preferable to other methods of regulation. Cost-plus regulation allows natural monopolies to earn zero economic profit. From the firm's perspective, price cap regulation is always preferable to other methods of regulation. Price cap regulation describes a policy where government sets the price of a natural monopolisť's product and then allows the firm to maximize profit. Cost-plus regulation encourages firms to produce as efficiently as possible.

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