A natural monopoly exists when
A) control of a key input leads to a single-firm industry.
B) increasing marginal returns and the ability to obtain quantity discounts from suppliers leads to a single-firm industry.
C) economies of large-scale production are substantial, leading to a single-firm industry.
D) the government restricts entry that leads to a single-firm industry.
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