Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $ 7. 2 million ($ adjusted for inflation ) at approximately two cents per acre ($ 4. 74 / km² ).

For example, if an author is paid a modest advance of $ 2000. 00, and their royalty rate is 10 % of a book priced at $ 20. 00-that is, $ 2. 00 per book-the book will need to sell 1000 copies before any further payment will be made.

The Gross Domestic Product of Armenia stood at 8. 8 billion US dollars in 2010 ; with a population of 3. 2 million, this amounts to a GDP per capita of $ 2, 676 ( purchasing power parity $ 5, 178 ).

According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia's trade deficit in 2006 was $ 1. 2 billion with growth in exports being largely flat.

During the first 11 months of 2006, the European Union remained Armenia's largest trading partner, accounting for 34. 4 percent of its $ 2. 85 billion commercial exchange during the 11-month period.

During the first 11 months of 2006, the volume of Armenia ’ s trade with Russia was $ 376. 8 million or 13. 2 percent of the total commercial exchange.

GDP ( official exchange rate ): $ 462. 2 million ( 2005 )

In 2011, this means surviving on the equivalent to US $ 1. 50, A $ 2 or £ 1 per day.

Secretary of State Seward negotiated the treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia on April 9, 1867 for $ 7. 2 million.

* 1999 – A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A $ 2. 3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.

In 1850, Carnegie became a telegraph messenger boy in the Pittsburgh Office of the Ohio Telegraph Company, at $ 2. 50 per week, following the recommendation of his uncle.

On March 2, the circular formally filing the organization and capitalization ( at $ 1, 400, 000, 000 — 4 % of U. S. national wealth at the time ) of the United States Steel Corporation actually completed the contract.

He gave $ 2 million in 1901 to start the Carnegie Institute of Technology ( CIT ) at Pittsburgh and the same amount in 1902 to found the Carnegie Institution at Washington, D. C.

Chargers back-up RB Michael Turner agreed to a 6-year deal worth $ 30 million on March 2.

He was obtained from the Yankees in exchange for Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf, Alberto Gonzalez and Steven Jackson, with the Yankees paying $ 2 million of Johnson's $ 26 million salary.

By 2003 in the US, an estimated 3. 21 million patients received antipsychotics, worth an estimated $ 2. 82 billion.

Over 2 / 3 of prescriptions were for the newer more expensive atypicals, each costing on average $ 164 compared to $ 40 for the older types.

Winning the 1951 Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards, the film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, featured many tunes of Gershwin, and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the An American in Paris symphonic poem ( arranged for the film by Johnny Green ), costing $ 500, 000.

Critics of the government say that the $ 500 million credit from Russia should have gone to develop industry, instead of going to the construction sector.

The Apple I was Apple's first product, and to finance its creation, Jobs sold his only means of transportation, a VW van and Wozniak sold his HP-65 calculator for $ 500.

The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of, because Wozniak " liked repeating digits " and because they originally sold it to a local shop for $ 500 plus a one-third markup.

< li > On June 15, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Sotheby's for a record $ 374, 500, more than double the expected price .</ li >

Up front, he paid $ 1, 500 of the total $ 1, 800 value of the property ; the rest was meant to be paid by the Alcotts over a two year period.

* A supply of play money, in denominations of $ 100, $ 500, $ 1000, and $ 5000

In 1855, Scott made it possible for Carnegie to invest $ 500 in the Adams Express, which contracted with the Pennsylvania to carry its messengers.

The money was secured by the act of his mother placing a $ 500 mortgage on the family's $ 700 home, but the opportunity was only available because of Carnegie's close relationship with Scott.

To secure local interest, in 1885, he gave $ 500, 000 to Pittsburgh for a public library, and in 1886, he gave $ 250, 000 to Allegheny City for a music hall and library ; and $ 250, 000 to Edinburgh for a free library.

Carnegie contributed $ 1, 500, 000 in 1903 for the erection of the Peace Palace at The Hague ; and he donated $ 150, 000 for a Pan-American Palace in Washington as a home for the International Bureau of American Republics.

Founded in 1920 by Crystal Eastman, Roger Baldwin and Walter Nelles, the ACLU has over 500, 000 members and has an annual budget over $ 100 million.

It was announced early in 1983 with a fall introduction at the target price of $ 500 for plug-in AppleNet cards for the Lisa and the Apple II.

Its subsidiary, American Media Operations Inc., listed assets of $ 100 to $ 500 million and debt of over $ 1 billion.

* 1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $ 500, 000.

Two hijackers, Hani Hanjour and Majed Moqed were identified by clerks as having bought single, first-class tickets for Flight 77 from Advance Travel Service in Totowa, New Jersey with $ 1, 842. 25 in cash.

Advance ticket sales totaled US $ 3, 500 ( equivalent to $ in ).

These academic achievements were bolstered by the establishment of the School of Social Work, the formation of the School of Engineering, and the fall 1998 opening of the School of Allied Health Sciences, the School of Business received accreditation of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ( AACSB ), a $ 13. 5 million expansion of the H. T. Sampson Library, which doubled the capacity of the original structure, was completed, and the $ 17. 2 million School of Liberal Arts building was occupied in 2001.

In its debut month of November 2002 in the United States, 199, 723 copies of Metroid Fusion were sold, with total revenues of $ 5, 590, 768, making it the third bestselling Game Boy Advance game in that month, and the tenth bestselling game across all platforms.

In April 2006, the Player's Choice was applied to Game Boy Advance games and, in the United States, sell for $ 19. 99.

In May 2004, the game's sales dropped to 7th among Game Boy Advance games, with 31, 619 copies sold and $ 938, 681 in revenue.

According to the Dallas Morning News, in 2008 the U. S .' s largest payday lender, Advance America, " made $ 4. 2 billion in payday loans and charged $ 676 million in interest and fees.

Additionally, Sears Roebuck received a cash payment of $ 175 million USD, while Advance Auto's investors provided a further $ 70 million USD directly to Advance.

Freeman Spogli & Co. organized an investment fund that was among the group of investors that provided Advance with the $ 70 million cash infusion.

Advance agent François Cantegral was sent ahead to sell at $ 700 per acre to establish the location of colony.

On Feb. 9, 2007, five countries ( Canada, Italy, Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom ), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed US $ 1. 5 billion to launch the first Advance Market Commitment ( AMC ) to help speed the development and availability of a new vaccine which is expected to save the lives of 7 million children by 2030.

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Founded by George Gough Booth along with his two brothers, Booth Newspapers is presently owned by Advance Publications ( a Samuel I. Newhouse property ), who purchased it in 1976 for $ 305 million, a record at the time.

The game costs $ 1 per play, per draw, and the Advance Play option allows up to 14 consecutive draws.

At the time, the $ 50 million pledge was the second-largest single donation to any U. S. business school, according to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and it represents the largest gift in the history of Arizona State University.

Advance tickets were $ 6, $ 4, $ 3.