When economies of scale are large relative to the quantity demanded in the market, it is called a(n):

a. natural monopoly.
b. legal monopoly.
c. artificial monopoly.
d. inevitable monopoly.


a. natural monopoly.

When economies of scale are large relative to the quantity demanded in the market, it is called a natural monopoly.

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