Depletion of Natural Resources Brandon Oil Company recently purchased oil and natural gas reserves in a remote part of Alaska for $800,000. Brandon spent $10,000,000 preparing the oil for extraction from the ground. Brandon estimates that 120,000,000 barrels of oil will be extracted from the ground. The land has a residual value of $20,000. During the year, 14,750,000 barrels are extracted from the ground. Required: Calculate the amount of depletion taken in the current year. (Note: In your calculations, round depletion per barrel to two decimal places.)

Depletion of Natural Resources Brandon Oil Company recently purchased oil and natural gas reserves in a remote part of Alaska for $800,000. Brandon spent $10,000,000 preparing the oil for extraction from the ground. Brandon estimates that 120,000,000 barrels of oil will be extracted from the ground. The land has a residual value of $20,000. During the year, 14,750,000 barrels are extracted from the ground. Required: Calculate the amount of depletion taken in the current year. (Note: In your calculations, round depletion per barrel to two decimal places.)

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter11: Depreciation, Depletion, Impairment, And Disposal

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