Answer: a. $434880
b. $369,600
Explanation:
a. Compute the total amount of depletion for 2020.
Depletion Rate can be calculated as:
= (Mine cost - Value of land + Obligation + Development cost)/Ore extracted
= ($1,732,800 - $112,000 + $44,800 + $190,400)/$11,600,000
= $1856000/$11600000
= 0.16
Total amount of depletion for 2020 will now be calculated as:
= Depletion Rate × Ore extracted
= 0.16 × 2,718,000
= $434880
b. Compute the amount that is charged as an expense for 2014 for the cost of the minerals sold during 2020.
This will be calculated as the totsl depletion for 2014 divided by the value of the amount of ore that was extracted multiplied with amount of unit sold. This will be:
= (434,880/2,718,000) × 2,310,000
= 0.16 × 2,310,000
= $369,600
