On march 1, 2018, shipley resources entered into an agreement with the state of alaska to obtain the rights to operate a mineral mine for $6 million. the mine is expected to produce 100,000 tons of mineral. as part of the agreement, shipley agrees to restore the land to its original condition after mining operations are completed in approximately five years. management has provided the following possible outflows for the restoration costs that will occur five years from now:
cash outflow probability$300,000 25%400,000 50%500,000 25%
shipley's credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate is 10%. during 2018, shipley extracted 18,000 tons of ore from the mine. how much accretion expense will the company record in its income statement for the 2018 fiscal year?
a. $30,326.b. $20,697.c. $24,837.d. $27,294.

Roi analysis using dupont model. charlie? s furniture store has been in business for several years. the firm? s owners have described the store as a ? high-price, highservice? operation that provides lots of assistance to its customers. margin has averaged a relatively high 32% per year for several years, but turnover has been a relatively low 0.4 based on average total assets of $800,000. a discount furniture store is about to open in the area served by charlie? s, and management is considering lowering prices in order to compete effectively. required: a. calculate current sales and roi for charlie? s furniture store. b. assuming that the new strategy would reduce margin to 20%, and assuming that average total assets would stay the same, calculate the sales that would be required to have the same roi as they currently earned. c. suppose that you presented the results of your analysis in parts a and b of this problem to charlie, and he replied, ? what

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.

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