A company purchased a tract of land for its natural resources at a cost of $1,981,300. it expects to mine 2,170,000 tons of ore from this land. the salvage value of the land is expected to be $267,000. the depletion expense per ton of ore is:

Answer: $0.79

Given:

C=Cost of the land: $1,981,300

S=Salvage value of the land: $267,000

N=Total number of ores mined = 2,170,000 tons

To get the depletion expense per ton of ore:

(C-S) / N

= ($1,981,300-$267,000) / 2,170,000

=1,714,300/2,170,000

=$0.79