When the court determines that a firm's size alone is sufficient to find that it violated antitrust laws, this criterion is called:
A) natural monopoly.
B) economies of scale.
C) per se.
D) rule of reason.

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The criterion described is known as "per se." It is a legal principle which holds that certain types of conduct are so inherently anticompetitive that they are always illegal, regardless of any justification or pro-competitive effects. In this case, the court has determined that a firm's size alone is sufficient evidence of anticompetitive behavior.

When the Court Determines That a Firm's Size Alone Is