Answer:
Vern's depletion deduction is $175000
Explanation:
given data
mineral interest = $3,500,000
recoverable units = 500,000
mined = 40,000 units
sold = 25,000 units
depletion rate = 22%
to find out
Vern's depletion deduction
solution
we get here depletion expense that is
depletion expense = ...........................1
put here value we get
depletion expense =
depletion expense = $175000
and
percentage depletion = $800,000 × 22%
percentage depletion = $176000
we know that % depletion method is not accept as IRS for certain natural resources
so we use depletion method is use here
Vern's depletion deduction is $175000