Natural monopoly: A monopoly that arises because a single firm can produce at a lower per-unit cost than two or more firms due to economies of scale.
How to apply it: Explain why natural monopolies occur when the ATC curve is still declining at the quantity demanded by the market.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Imperfect Competition
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