The practice of price discrimination is associated with pure monopoly because:

A) it can be practiced whenever a firm's demand curve is downsloping.
B) monopolists have considerable ability to control output and price.
C) monopolists usually realize economies of scale.
D) most monopolists sell differentiated products.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a company sells the same product or service at different prices to different customers, often based on their willingness to pay.

Pure Monopoly

A market structure where a single firm controls the entire supply of a product or service, with no close substitutes available, allowing it to influence price significantly.

Economies of Scale

Refers to the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.