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

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When a court determines that a firm's size alone is sufficient to find that it violated antitrust laws, this is referred to as "per se" violation. This means that the violation is deemed inherently illegal, without needing to prove any further anticompetitive behavior or effects.

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