Crowder Company acquired a tract of land containing an extractable natural resource. Crowder is required by the purchase contract to restore the land to a condition suitable for recreational use after it has extracted the natural resource. Geological surveys estimate that the recoverable reserves will be 5,000,000 tons and that the land will have a value of $1,000,000 after restoration. Relevant cost information follows:
Land $9,000,000
Estimated restoration costs 1,500,000
If Crowder maintains no inventories of extracted material, what should be the depletion expense per ton of extracted material?
a. $2.10
b. $1.90
c. $1.80
d. $1.60

B) $1.90

Explanation:

total reserves = 5,000,000 tons

value after restoration = $1,000,000

land cost:

land $9,000,000

restoration costs $1,500,000

total depreciable value = $9,000,000 + $1,500,000 - $1,000,000 = $9,500,000

using the units of depletion depreciation method, the depletion expense per ton = total depreciable value / total reserves = $9,500,000 / 5,000,000 tons = $1.90 per ton

this means that for every ton of extracted material, the company must record a $1.90 depletion expense.

answer; trojan horse;

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.