No, it&#x27;s not what the market price would be in a system with a plurality of buyers.  The demand side of the equation is heavily skewed when a single entity has the authority to make purchasing decisions for effectively the entire population. And since marginal costs are so low, the company is in a position where even a price that doesn&#x27;t recoup their total unit costs is better than no sale at all to a population of tens of millions.