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question 334

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Water Works
-(Figure: Water Works) Look at the figure Water Works, which describes a small town's water works, a natural monopoly. If regulators require the water works to charge the price that eliminates deadweight loss, the water works will:

• A) earn profits.
• B) break even.
• C) incur losses.
• D) have a large producer surplus.

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Definitions:

Chain-growth Polymerization

A polymerization mechanism where monomers add to a reactive site on a growing polymer chain one at a time, leading to long polymer chains.

Maleic Anhydride

An organic compound that is the cyclic anhydride of maleic acid, used industrially in the production of polymers, resins, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.

Addition Polymerization

A chemical reaction where monomers add together without the loss of atoms to form very long chain molecules or polymers.

Maleic Anhydride

Maleic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula C4H2O3, used in the production of various polymers, resins, and as a chemical intermediate.