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Imagine a small town in which only two residents,Abby and Brad,own wells that produce safe drinking water.Each week Abby and Brad work together to decide how many gallons of water to pump.They bring water to town and sell it at whatever price the market will bear.To keep things simple,suppose that Abby and Brad can pump as much water as they want without cost so that the marginal cost is zero.The weekly town demand schedule and total revenue schedule for water is shown in the table below:

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Common Stockholders' Equity

The portion of a company's equity that is attributable to common stock holders, calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities, excluding preferred shares.

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