Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 183

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 the water works is unregulated and maximizes profit, how much profit will it earn?

• A) $1,600
• B) $1,400
• C) $1,000
• D) $800

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Definitions:

Leathery

Describing a texture that is tough and flexible, similar to that of well-tanned leather, often referring to plant leaves or animal skin.

Vascular Tissue

Specialized tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients throughout the plant body; includes xylem and phloem.

Xylem

A type of tissue in plants that transports water and some nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

Gymnosperms

Seed-producing plants that bear their seeds directly on the surfaces of cones, differing from flowering plants in their mode of reproduction.