You are thinking about investing in a mine that will produce $10,000 worth of ore in the first year. as the ore closest to the surface is removed it will become more difficult to extract the ore. therefore, the value of the ore that you mine will decline at a rate of 8% per year forever. if the appropriate interest rate is 6%, then the value of this mining operation is closest to:

a) $71,429

b)$500,000

c) $166,667

d) this problem cannot be solved

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer