Table 17-5

question 12

Multiple Choice

Table 17-5. Imagine a small town in which only two residents, Kunal and Naj, own wells that produce safe drinking water. Each week Kunal and Naj work together to decide how many gallons of water to pump, to bring the water to town, and to sell it at whatever price the market will bear. Assume Kunal and Naj can pump as much water as they want without cost so that the marginal cost of water equals zero.
The weekly town demand schedule and total revenue schedule for water are shown in the table below.

-Refer to Table 17-5.As long as Kunal and Naj operate as a profit-maximizing monopoly,what will their combined weekly revenue amount to?

• A) $450
• B) $675
• C) $875
• D) $900

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Definitions:

Bailment

Temporary possession by one person of chattels owned by another.

Bailment Period

The duration during which personal property is legally entrusted to someone who is not the owner, under a contract for a specific purpose.

Bailment

A legal relationship in common law where physical possession of personal property, or a chattel, is transferred from one person (the bailor) to another (the bailee) who subsequently has possession of the property.

Contract

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