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On September 1, 2010, Drill Far Company purchased a tract of land for $2,300,000. The land is estimated to hav?

On September 1, 2010, Drill Far Company purchased a tract of land for $2,300,000. The land is estimated to have a salvage value or $50,000, a useful life of four years, and contain an estimated 4,234,000 tons of iron ore. The company also purchased equipment to use in the extraction process that cost $220,450. The company plans to abandon the equipment when the ore is completely mined. During 2010, the company extracted and sold 1.25 million tons of ore. What is the depletion expense recorded for 2010? (Round cost per ton to 2 decimal places.)$729,349 $630,113 $575,000 $562,500 $664,265

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I'm not sure what your textbook defines as depletion, but I use depletion for the iron ore extraction and depreciation for the equipment. Depletion base $2,300,000 - $50,000 $2,250,000 Depletion expense for 1.25 million tons 1.25 million tons/4.234 million tons x $2,250,000 $664,265.47 Depreciation expense of equipment 1.25 million tons/4.234 million tons x $220,450 $65,083.25 Total depletion + depreciation $729,348.72

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