Question

On March 31,2018, M. Belotti purchased the right to remove gravel from an old rock quarry. The gravel is to be sold as roadbed for highway construction. The cost of the quarry rights was $184,800, with estimated salable rock of 24,000 tons. During 2018, Belotti loaded and sold 4,100 tons of rock and estimated that 19,900 tons remained at December 31, 2018. At January 1, 2019, Belotti estimated that 12,300 tons still remained. During 2019, Belotti loaded and sold 8,200 tons. Belotti uses the units-of-production method. Belotti would record depletion in 2019 of. (Round cost per ton to two decimal places.) Multiple Choice a. $102,172 b. $105,452. c. $115,292

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (a) is correct.

Explanation:

Belotti would record depletion in 2018:

= Cost of the quarry rights × ( Units of rock loaded and sold ÷ Estimated salable rock)

= 184,800 × (4,100 ÷ 24,000)

= $31,570

Belotti would record depletion in 2019,

Depletion per unit:

= (cost of the quarry rights - Depletion in 2018) ÷ Units still remained

= (184,800 - 31,570) ÷ 12,300

= $12.46

Belotti would record depletion in 2019:

= units loaded and sold × Depletion per unit

= 8,200 × 12.46

= $102,172