Nolan Company acquired a tract of land containing a natural resource. Nolan is required by the purchase contract to restore the land after extraction. Geological surveys show that the estimated amount to be extracted will be 5,000,000 tons, and that the land will have a value of $1,000,000 after restoration. Relevant costs:Land $7,000,000Estimated restorationcosts: 1,500,000What should be the charge to depletion expense per ton of extracted material?

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?