any purchased mining property for $4,875,000 (assume no salvage value) containing an estimated 15,000,000 tons of ore.  In Year 1, it mined 689,000 tons of ore and in Year 2, it mined 935,000 tons.          1. What is the depletion rate per ton? ------------------->   Calculation:               2. What is the depletion expense for Year 1? ---------->   Calculation:

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A company purchased mining property for $4,875,000 (assume no salvage value) containing an estimated 15,000,000 tons of ore. 
In Year 1, it mined 689,000 tons of ore and in Year 2, it mined 935,000 tons. 
   
   
1. What is the depletion rate per ton? ------------------->  
Calculation:  
   
   
   
2. What is the depletion expense for Year 1? ---------->  
Calculation:  
   
   
   
3. What is the depletion expense for Year 2? ---------->  
Calculation:  
   
   
   
4.  What is the book value at the end of Year 2?  
   
Mining property  
Less: Accumulated depletion  
Book Value  
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