Last Chance Mine (LCM) purchased a coal deposit for $750,000. It estimated it would extract 12,000 tons of coal from the deposit. LCM mined the coal and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1 million, $3 million, and $2 million for years 1 through 3, respectively. During years 1–3, LCM reported net income (loss) from the coal deposit activity in the amount of ($20,000), $500,000, and $450,000, respectively. In years 1–3, LCM extracted 13,000 tons of coal as follows: (1) Tons of Coal (2) Basis Depletion (2) ÷ (1) Rate Tons Extracted per Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 12,000 $ 750,000 $ 62.50 2,000 7,200 3,800  Using the cost and percentage depletion computations from parts (a) and (b), what is LCM's actual depletion expense for each year?

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Last Chance Mine (LCM) purchased a coal deposit for $750,000. It estimated it would extract 12,000 tons of coal from the deposit. LCM mined the coal and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1 million, $3 million, and $2 million for years 1 through 3, respectively. During years 1–3, LCM reported net income (loss) from the coal deposit activity in the amount of ($20,000), $500,000, and $450,000, respectively. In years 1–3, LCM extracted 13,000 tons of coal as follows:

(1) Tons of Coal (2) Basis Depletion (2) ÷ (1) Rate Tons Extracted per Year
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
12,000 $ 750,000 $ 62.50 2,000 7,200 3,800
 Using the cost and percentage depletion computations from parts (a) and (b), what is LCM's actual depletion expense for each year?
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