A natural monopoly is a monopoly that can arise when there are very high fixed costs or barriers to entry in getting started in an industry or delivering a product or service. Although the courts and government usually discourage monopolies, there are instances when society and consumers are better off with only one company.
exists and is an alternate of . The average weight of a car engine is 600lbs. Now that will vary depending on how many cylinders there are, sometime the displacement (depending on whether it is a different block all together or if the block is the same just with a bigger bore diameter), and the engine block material.
Use the round figure of 7 lb. per gallon, when calculating the weight.... One hundred gallons = 700 lbs. The weight of diesel does vary somewhat. 1  It weighs a little more than 7 lb. per gallon in Canada, as the gallon is larger,2  a little less than 7 lb. per gallon in the U.S. , but it is a safe round, easy number to work with when doing a little 'mental math'.he Weight of Diesel Fuel on the Axles. In the U.S., it's easy on a five axle set-up. 80,000 lbs. gross wt. is allowed, with a maximum of 12,000 lbs on the steering axle and 34,000 lbs on the drives and trailer axles.