Montana Mining Co. (MMC) paid $200 million for the right to explore and extract rare metals from land owned by the state of Montana. To obtain the rights, MMC agreed to restore the land to a suitable condition for other uses after its exploration and extraction activities. MMC incurred exploration and development costs of $60 million on the project. MMC has a credit-adjusted risk free interest rate is 8%. It estimates the possible cash flows for restoring the land, three years after its extraction activities begin, as follows: (PV of $1, PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Cash Outflow Probability $ 28 million 70 % $ 84 million 30 % The asset retirement obligation (rounded) that should be reported on MMC's balance sheet one year after the extraction activities begin is: (Round your intermediate and final answer to one decimal place.)

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

If a price increase from $5 to $7 causes quantity demanded to fall from 150 to 100 and vice-versa, what is the absolute value of the own price elasticity at a price of $7? note that the question is about the price point of $7, and not $5.

Match each type of insurance with an example of when the insurance company would make a payment. a.liability coverageyou cause an accident that damages someone else's car. b.disability insuranceyou go to the emergency room after a car accident. c.renter's insuranceyour stereo and computer are stolen from your apartment. d.health insuranceyou have to take a month off from work because of a broken leg.