Aber Company Buys Land for $145,000 on 12/31/13

question 8

Multiple Choice

Aber Company buys land for $145,000 on 12/31/13. As of 3/31/14, the land has appreciated in value to $152,000. On 12/31/14, the land has an appraised value of $155,400. By what amount should the Land account be increased in 2014?

• A) $0.
• B) $7,000.
• C) $3,400.
• D) $10,400.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller’s cost of providing it.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating the financial gain exceeding all costs.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller dominating the market, with no close substitutes for the product, giving the seller considerable power over prices.

Elasticity Of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in price, indicating the sensitivity of consumers to price changes.