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The Weber Company Purchased a Mining Site for $500,000 on July

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The Weber Company purchased a mining site for $500,000 on July 1, 2011. The company expects to mine ore for the next 10 years and anticipates that a total of 100,000 tons will be recovered. The estimated residual value of the property is $80,000. During 2011 the company extracted 4,000 tons of ore. The depletion expense for 2011 is


A) $10,500
B) $43,200
C) $16,800
D) $20,000

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