Official Letter From The Minister of Trade and Industry
Salutations,
Greetings, Sir Ludwig von Becksburg. We are very sorry on hearing the news on the extinction of such magnificent creature. It may seem that your environmental laws were lacking. Sarcasm aside, yes we can ship the products to Herrenbucht. The products will be flown as usual to preserve the quality of the hides. We will be using bear fur and wolf fur as substitutes because beavers aren't an endemic species in this area. The average weight of the hide of a North Quintelian Bear is 30 kilograms, while a wolf's would yield 10 kilograms. As a result, 300 bears and 200 wolves would be killed to satisfy your request, assuming you are using metric. Such high number of animals killed on a very little time frame might disrupt ecosystems of certain regions. Therefore, according to the calculation of an average of $20 per kilogram of raw bear hide, and an average of $50 per kilogram of wolf fur, based on the sale of hunting organizations; add the cost of labor for the processing and treatment which is $50,000; with shipment costing $1 per kilogram; and finally the cost of the damage in the environment of $100,000: you shall pay at least $8,370,000 in cash. The Minister of Foreign Affairs would be interested in visiting your nation. Any further inquiries will be received. I wish you, and Herrenbucht, a happy independence day.
Singed,
Miguel Ibaņez, Minister of Trade and Industry
