Alex and Belle Are Both Loggers Wanting to Harvest Timber

question 298

Multiple Choice

Alex and Belle are both loggers wanting to harvest timber from the same forest. Alex prefers to harvest and replant at a sustainable rate; Belle wants to harvest as many trees as possible to maximize short-run profit and then move on. They face the same production costs. If property rights are well-defined and enforced,

• A)Alex could buy Belle's part of the land and harvest and replant in a sustainable manner.
• B)Belle could buy Alex's part of the land and harvest all the timber as quickly as possible.
• C)Incentives to harvest and replant in a sustainable manner are greater than with no property rights.
• D)Any of the results described in the other possible answers could occur in this situation.

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Definitions:

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that serve as a global framework for how public companies prepare and disclose their financial statements.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where updates to the inventory account occur at specific intervals, such as monthly or annually, rather than continuously.

Cost Of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including material and labor costs.

Gross Profit

The profit a company makes after deducting the costs associated with making and selling its products or providing its services.