During 2019, a company purchased a mine at a cost of $4,324,000. The company spent an additional $760,000 getting the mine ready for its intended use. It is estimated that 460,000 tons of mineral can be removed from the mine and the residual value of the mine will be $760,000. During 2019, 61,000 tons of mineral were removed from the mine and 51,000 tons were sold. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the accounting for the mine?
a. The book value of the mine on December 31, 2014 was $3,750,600.
b. The inventory of minerals was $94,000 at December 31, 2014.
c. The 2014 cost of goods sold was $479,400.
d. The book value of the mine decreased $573,400 during 2014.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.