Question

Santa Fe purchased the rights to extract turquoise on a tract of land over a five-year period. Santa Fe paid $300,000 for extraction rights. A geologist estimated that Santa Fe will recover 5,000 pounds of turquoise. During the past several years, 4,000 pounds were extracted. During the current year, Santa Fe extracted 1,500 pounds of turquoise, which it sold for $250,000. What is Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year?
a) $60,000
b) $90,000
c) $190,000
d) $160,000
e) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year is $90,000

correct option is b) $90,000

Explanation:

given data

Santa Fe paid = $300,000

Santa Fe recover =  5,000 pounds

Santa Fe extracted = 1,500 pounds

sold = $250,000

to find out

Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year

solution

we get Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year will be here as

cost depletion expense  = $\frac{paid}{recover}$  ×  extracted     .......1

put here value we get

cost depletion expense  = $\frac{300000}{5000r}$  ×  1,500

cost depletion expense  = 60 ×  1,500

cost depletion expense  =  90,000

so Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year is $90,000

correct option is b) $90,000