A company purchased a tract of land for its natural resources at a cost of $1,890,400. It expects to mine 2,140,000 tons of ore from this land. The salvage value of the land is expected to be $264,000. The depletion expense per ton of ore is:

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.

Aprimary advantage of organizing economic activity within firms is thea. ability to coordinate highly complex tasks to allow for specialized division of labor. b. low administrative costs because of reduced bureaucracy. c. eradication of the principal-agent problem. d. high-powered incentive to work as salaried employees for an existing firm.

Jaden has a degree in marketing. she would like to run her department. she is going back to school to get a degree in: a. web designer b. database administrator c. information security d. computer user support