A company acquired mineral rights for $7,500,000. The mineral deposit is estimated at 600,000 tons and during the year 100,000 tons were extracted and sold. a. Calculate depletion expense for the year. b. Show the effects on the accounts and the financial statements of the company. c. What is the book value of the mineral rights at the end of the current year

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results when the government increases interest rates and restricts the lending of money? a. borrowing money becomes more expensive and there is less investment in production. b. the economy grows as investments result in larger profits. c. government spending drives up prices because of greater competition for goods and services. d. consumers save more money and spend less buying goods and services.

Consider the market for gasoline. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, and employees at gas stations earn $17.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. the government prohibits gas stations from selling gasoline for more than $3.40 per gallon. due to new regulations, gas stations that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from paying more than $14.50 per hour.

How does your household gain from specialization and comparative advantage? (what is produced, what is not produced yet paid to a specialist to produce? )