Question

On March 31, 2016, M. Belotti purchased the right to remove gravel from an old rock quarry. The gravel is to be sold as roadbed for highway construction. The cost of the quarry rights was $210,600, with estimated salable rock of 27,000 tons. During 2016, Belotti loaded and sold 5,400 tons of rock and estimated that 21,600 tons remained at December 31, 2016. At January 1, 2017, Belotti estimated that 10,800 tons still remained. During 2017, Belotti loaded and sold 16,200 tons. Belotti would record depletion in 2016 of (Do not round depletion rate per ton): Multiple Choice 0 $41,500. 0 $42,120. 0 $31,590 0 $52,650.

Answer 1

The depletion expense for the period 2016 is calculated as follows:

Depletion expense = Total cost / Total estimated saleable rock * Rock extracted and sold in 2016

= ($210,600 / 27,000 ton) * 5,400 ton

= $7.80 * 5,400 ton

= $42,120

Therefore option 2 is correct.

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