On july 23 of the current year, dakota mining co. pays $7,813,200 for land estimated to contain 9,192,000 tons of recoverable ore. it installs and pays for machinery costing $1,746,480 on july 25. the company removes and sells 471,250 tons of ore during its first five months of operations ending on december 31. depreciation of the machinery is in proportion to the mine's depletion as the machinery will be abandoned after the ore is mined. (e) if the machine will be used at another site when extraction is complete, how would we depreciate this machine?

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions